brevity

UK:  ['brevəti]

US:  ['brevəti]

n.

1.(语言等的)简洁;简短

2.简短;短暂

3.(时间等的)短促,短暂

4.简略性,短暂性

1 . The HBS students' classroom preparation will have to be pretty thorough, then, to make up for the brevity of their field trips.
这样，哈佛商学院学生的课堂准备将必须非常充分，以弥补他们实地体验期的短促。

2 . And I said, the greatest surprise in my life is the brevity of life.
我回答说，最让我惊奇的是生命的短暂。

3 . The fire flies, which fascinate the children and accompany them everywhere, become a symbol of the fragility, brevity and beauty of life.
让孩子们深深着迷，并伴随他们到任何地方的萤火虫象征着生命的脆弱、短暂和美丽。

4 . For the sake of brevity, I've left the details of the document out of this article; download the sample application source code for details.
为了简短，本文不讨论这个文档的细节；请通过下载示例应用程序源代码了解细节。

5 . The article is often omitted for the sake of brevity.
为了简洁，经常将冠词省略。