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

单词

briefness

释义

briefness|ˈbriːfnɪs|
[f. brief a. + -ness.]
†1. The quality or state of being brief: shortness (of time); hence, quickness, celerity. ? Obs.
a1400Cov. Myst. 79 We passe ovyr that, breffnes of tyme consyderynge.1539Tonstall Serm. Palm Sund. (1823) 75 For brefenes of tyme I shal omytte to reherse them.1605Shakes. Lear ii. i. 20 Briefenesse, and Fortune worke.1608― Per. v. ii. 15 In feather'd briefness sails are filled.
2. Shortness in speech or writing; brevity; conciseness.
1530Palsgr. 58 The brefnesse that the frenche tong useth in soundyng of theyr wordes.1548Udall Erasm. Par. Luke Pref. 8 For loue of briefnesse.1569Golding Heminge's Post. 3 For breefnesse sake I omit.1618Bolton Florus 46 To Rdr., A most exact, and studied method of briefnesse.1811Edin. Rev. XVIII. 287 A style..characterised by a studied briefness and simplicity of diction.

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