英语词汇“brevity”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

brevitybrev‧i‧ty /ˈbrevəti/ AWL noun [uncountable] formal

WORD ORIGINbrevity

Origin:

1400-1500 Latin brevitas, from brevis; ➔ BRIEF1

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Due to the brevity of this period a neurone can send action potentials at a rate of up to 1000 per second.
Features of this sequence are brevity and variety.
For brevity it is worth using these little symbols which are easy to learn.
I trust that the reader will therefore forgive the brevity of this survey.
Its brevity, awkward composition and lukewarm style of its writing stemmed from the Committee's revisions.
Most surprising is that such force gets evoked in such brevity of prose.
The speech was widely praised for its brevity.
The tendency for earlier generations to lean so heavily on providence had been connected with the brevity and insecurity of life.

1the quality of expressing something in very few words → brief:

Letters published in the newspaper are edited for brevity and clarity.2the quality of continuing for only a short time → brief:

the brevity of her visit

单词	brevity
释义	brevitybrev‧i‧ty /ˈbrevəti/ AWL noun [uncountable] formal Word Origin WORD ORIGINbrevity Origin: 1400-1500 Latin brevitas, from brevis; ➔ BRIEF1 Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Fans were disappointed by the brevity of the concert. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Due to the brevity of this period a neurone can send action potentials at a rate of up to 1000 per second. Features of this sequence are brevity and variety. For brevity it is worth using these little symbols which are easy to learn. I trust that the reader will therefore forgive the brevity of this survey. Its brevity, awkward composition and lukewarm style of its writing stemmed from the Committee's revisions. Most surprising is that such force gets evoked in such brevity of prose. The speech was widely praised for its brevity. The tendency for earlier generations to lean so heavily on providence had been connected with the brevity and insecurity of life. 1the quality of expressing something in very few words → brief: Letters published in the newspaper are edited for brevity and clarity.2the quality of continuing for only a short time → brief: the brevity of her visit
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