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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   brevity

   • IPA[ˈbrevədē]

   美式

   • n.
     concise and exact use of words in writing or speech；shortness of time

   • noun: brevity

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. concise and exact use of words in writing or speech the staff will edit manuscripts with a view to brevity and clarity for brevity, it is worth using these little symbols 同義詞 conciseness, concision, succinctness, economy of language, compendiousness, ... 更多shortness, briefness, pithiness, pith, incisiveness, crispness, compactness, compression, laconicism, terseness, pointedness, curtness, abruptness, rarebrachylogy反義詞 long-windedness, verbosity
   • ▪ shortness of time the brevity of human life 同義詞 shortness, briefness, transience, transitoriness, ephemerality, ... 更多impermanence

   brevity is the soul of wit

   • ph.
     the essence of a witty statement lies in its concise wording and delivery

   Oxford American Dictionary

   brevity is the soul of wit

   • ph.
     the essence of a witty statement lies in its concise wording and delivery

   Oxford Dictionary

   片語

   • brevity is the soul of wit
3. • 更多解釋

   brevity

   • IPA[ˈbrɛvɪti]

   英式

   • n.
     concise and exact use of words in writing or speech: the staff will edit manuscripts with a view to brevity and clarity for brevity, it is worth using these little symbols

   Oxford Dictionary