Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #18458
Fully loadedbrevity
简洁；简明；简短
核心释义
the use of brief expressions; conciseness
- 1.
短暂；持续时间短的性质
The quality of being brief in duration.
- 2.
使用简短表达
the use of brief expressions
- 3.
简洁；简明
Succinctness; conciseness.
- 4.
短暂或瞬息的属性
the attribute of being brief or fleeting
短暂；持续时间短的性质；使用简短表达；简洁；简明；短暂或瞬息的属性；短暂
用法In use
The editor praised the report for its brevity and clear structure.
用法提示：brevity为名词，表示“简洁”，此处作介词for的宾语。
Please keep your remarks short; brevity is appreciated in this meeting.
用法提示：brevity为名词，表示“简短”，在句中作主语。
The trainer taught us that brevity makes instructions easier to remember.
用法提示：brevity为名词，表示“简洁”，在宾语从句中作主语。
for brevity
for brevity 常用作状语或插入语，表示“为了简洁”。
For brevity, I will skip the details.
为简洁起见，我就不讲细节了。
the brevity of sth
the brevity of sth 强调某事物本身的简短，of 后接该事物。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- for brevity
- 为简洁起见
- For brevity, I have summarized the main points.为简洁起见，我概括了要点。
- brevity is the soul of wit
- 简洁是智慧的灵魂
- The editor reminded us that brevity is the soul of wit.编辑提醒我们，简洁是智慧的灵魂。
- with characteristic brevity
- 以一贯的简洁
- He replied with characteristic brevity.他以一贯的简洁作了回答。
- the brevity of life
- 生命的短暂
- The poem reflects on the brevity of life.这首诗思考了生命的短暂。
- clarity and brevity
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
看到 brevity 开头的 brev，联想到 brief（简短的），记住它表示说话或文章简短扼要。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、公开演讲、学术与商务交流 brevity 是名词，意为“简洁；简短”，多用于正式写作、演讲等较庄重的场合，语气偏正式。日常随意交谈中，更常见 shortness 或 conciseness。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes with brevity: levity and longevity, since their stressed vowel and following sounds match /ɛvəti/. Gravity and cavity share the -vity spelling but have /æ/ instead of /ɛ/, so they do not rhyme. Bread shares the initial /brɛ/, and every shares the /ɛv/ sound, but neither rhymes with brevity.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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