| 单词 | brief |
| 释义 | Word Frequency brief(briːf) adjective 1. short in duration a brief holiday 2. short in length or extent; scanty a brief bikini 3. abrupt in manner; brusque the professor was brief with me this morning 4. terse or concise; containing few words he made a brief statement noun 5. a condensed or short statement or written synopsis; abstract 6. law a document containing all the facts and points of law of a case by which a solicitor instructs a barrister to represent a client 7. Roman Catholic Church a letter issuing from the Roman court written in modern characters, as contrasted with a papal bull; papal brief 8. short for briefing 9. a paper outlining the arguments and information on one side of a debate 10. British slang a lawyer, esp a barrister 11. hold a brief for 12. in brief verb (transitive) 13. to prepare or instruct by giving a summary of relevant facts 14. to make a summary or synopsis of 15. English law a. to instruct (a barrister) by brief b. to retain (a barrister) as counsel 16. (intransitive; foll by against) to supply potentially damaging or negative information regarding someone, as to the media, a politician, etc Derived forms briefly (ˈbriefly) adverb briefness (ˈbriefness) noun Word origin C14: from Old French bref, from Latin brevis; related to Greek brakhus |
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