brevity
英 ['brevɪtɪ]
美['brɛvəti]
- n. 简洁，简短；短暂，短促
英英释义
- 1. the use of brief expressions
- 2. the attribute of being brief or fleeting
词组搭配
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
实用场景例句
- The report is a masterpiece of brevity.
- 那份报告是言简意赅的典范。
牛津词典
- the brevity of human life
- 人生之短暂
牛津词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The brevity of the letter concerned me.
- 我担心这封信写得太短。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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.
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- Brevity is the soul of wit Act II, Scene II.
- “简洁是智慧的灵魂”.
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- Its virtue resides in its clarity brevity.
- 它的“优点”在于清晰简洁.
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- The article is often mitted for the sake of brevity.
- 往往是为了简洁而省略冠词.
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- Her brevity affrighted him.
- 她的勇敢使他害怕.
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- How can we endeavor to prolong the brevity of human life?
- 我们怎样才能延长短促的人生?
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- Owing to the brevity of the speeches, we finished early.
- 因为演讲简短, 我们很早就完事了.
《简明英汉词典》
- His prose is everywhere a demonstration of brevity.
- 他的散文写得非常简练.
辞典例句
- Brevity is the soul of English.
- 简洁是英语的精华.
《简明英汉词典》
- Brevity is a stylistic feature of this narrative.
- 简短是这种叙事文体的特点.
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- Recruiters read hundreds of cover letters. Brevity is key. Keep letter to one page.
- 照聘任务打工人们要读数百封信, 简短才是王道. 找任务信无所不能超过一页纸.
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- 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.
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- I had a combination of brevity, clarity, and rhythm.
- 我求得了既简洁清楚又有节奏感的配合.
辞典例句
- I decided that brevity would be as much appreciated as eloquence.
- 我感到简短肯定和言辞动听一样受人们赞赏.
辞典例句
- His style is characterized by brevity.
- 简洁是他的文体的特色.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Bacon's essays are famous for their brevity, compactness and powerfulness.
- 培根的散文以简洁, 紧凑,有力度而著名.
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- Recruiters read hundreds of cover letters. Brevity is key . Keep the letter to one page.
- 照聘员工要读数百封信, 简短才是王道. 求职信不要超过一页纸.
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- Brevity is in writing what charity is to all other virtues.
- 简洁之于写作犹如宽恕之于所有其他美德.
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- Brevity is an asset.
- 贵在言简意赅.
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- She answered with brevity, so I said no more.
- 她简简单单地草草敷衍了几句, 我也就没再多说.
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- They share two significant characteristics: plot and brevity.
- 它们都具有两个重要的特征,即绘图和简短.
About Face 3交互设计精髓
- Their activities are characterized by brevity, variety, and discontinuity.
- 他们的活动具有短暂性 、 多样性 、 以及琐碎性等特点.
辞典例句
- The brevity of the concert disappointed the audience.
- 音乐会开得很短,这使观众感到失望.
《简明英汉词典》
- For brevity, these are referred to throughout the rest of thin guide as manufacturing systems.
- 2简要的说, 这是一个全国通用的有关生产系统的小指南.
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中文词源
brevity 简短
来自词根brev, 短，同brief.
双语例句
- 1. The brevity of the letter concerned me.
- 我担心这封信写得太短。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The report is a masterpiece of brevity.
- 那份报告是言简意赅的典范。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. Owing to the brevity of the speeches, we finished early.
- 因为演讲简短, 我们很早就完事了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Brevity is the soul of English.
- 简洁是英语的精华.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The brevity of the concert disappointed the audience.
- 音乐会开得很短,这使观众感到失望.
来自《简明英汉词典》
英文词源
- brevity
- brevity: see brief
- brevity (n.)
- c. 1500, from Latin brevitatem (nominative brevitas) "shortness" in space or time, from brevis "short" (see brief (adj.)).