brevity

英 [ˈbrevəti]

美 [ˈbrevəti]

n.  简洁; 简炼; 短暂

TEM8

BNC.18458 / COCA.20046

牛津词典

noun

• 简洁；简炼
  the quality of using few words when speaking or writing
  1. The report is a masterpiece of brevity.
     那份报告是言简意赅的典范。
• 短暂
  the fact of lasting a short time
  1. the brevity of human life
     人生之短暂

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 简洁；短暂；短促
  Thebrevity ofsomething is the fact that it is short or lasts for only a short time.
  1. 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。
  2. The brevity of the letter concerned me.
     我担心这封信写得太短。

英英释义

noun

• the attribute of being brief or fleeting
  Synonym:briefnesstransience
• the use of brief expressions

双语例句

• I've truncated it here for brevity, but you get the point.
  为简洁起见，我截短了这段代码，但您可以抓住要点。
• For brevity, I provided one method implementation per class.
  为了使文章保持简洁，我仅为每一个类提供一个方法的实现。
• From them I draw a lesson that it is self-confidence, curiosity and brevity that drive you to success.
  从这些书中，我学到了，想成功就要有自信心，好奇心和一颗勇敢的心。
• And a similar-looking one for User, which I'll not repeat here for reasons of brevity.
  这与User方式相类似，考虑到简洁性，我就不再重复了。
• I must speak therefore but with brevity.
  因此，我必须说，但简洁。
• Owing to the brevity of the speeches, we finished early.
  因为演讲简短，我们很早就完事了。
• For brevity," per second "is omitted in this section.
  为简便起见，“每秒”在此部分中省略了。
• Embrace brevity, but do not sacrifice readability.
  拥抱简洁，但不要牺牲可读性。
• You will be amazed by it's brevity.
  你就会为信息的简短而感到惊奇。
• Those conventions are intentionally omitted here for brevity, with one exception.
  为简便起见，这里故意省略了那些惯例。但有一个例外，不要使用一个结束？