brevity是什么意思？

brevity

英[ˈbrevəti] 美[ˈbrɛvɪti]

• n. 短暂，简洁；

例句

• Owing to the brevity of the speeches, we finished early. 因为演讲简短,我们很早就完事了。
• The brevity of the concert disappointed the audience. 音乐会开得很短,这使观众感到失望。
• Brevity is the soul of wit. 言以简洁为贵。
• Her brevity affrighted him. 她的勇敢使他害怕.
• Brevity in storytelling makes the story more exciting. 讲故事简明扼要使故事更加吸引人.
• Homophonic hypertexts are of a function of puns and rhetorically featured with humor, novelty and brevity. 谐音超文具有双关底文的功能,充满幽默 、 新异和简洁的修辞特点.
• IV. The limitation of monk cursive script makes its influence brevity. 四、僧人草书的缺陷使得其影响非常短暂.
• Brevity is the soul of English. 简洁是英语的精华.
• The report is a masterpiece of brevity. 那份报告是言简意赅的典范。
• The brevity of the letter concerned me. 我担心这封信写得太短。

同义词

• n.
  brevity的同义词之：简洁;短暂
  briefness, conciseness, shortness,

反义词

• n.
  brevity的反义词之：简洁
  complexity, verbosity,

词组

• brevity is the soul of wit
  (proverb)the essence of a witty statement lies in its concise wording and delivery (谚)言以简为贵

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-UNCOUNT
  简洁；短暂；短促
  The brevity of something is the fact that it is short or lasts for only a short time.
  例句
  The bonus of this homely soup is the brevity of its cooking time. 这种家常汤的额外优点是烹制时间短。 The brevity of the letter concerned me. 我担心这封信写得太短。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  短暂
  The brevity of the concert disappointed the audience. 音乐会开得很短,这使观众感到失望。
  简洁
  Brevity is the soul of English. 简洁是英语的精华。 Owing to the brevity of the speeches, we finished early. 因为演讲简短,我们很早就完事了。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. the use of brief expressions
  2. the attribute of being brief or fleeting