| 正面 | ★brevity |
|---|---|
| 背面 | 【考法1】n.简短，简洁: shortness of duration 【例】the best quality a graduation speech can have is brevity 好的毕业演讲必须简洁 【近】briefness, conciseness, shortness 【反】lengthiness 冗长 【考法 2】n.精炼: the quality or state of being marked by or using only few words to convey much meaning 【例】if brevity is the soul of wit, then that speech wasn't at all witty 如果说精炼是智慧的灵魂，那么演讲毫无智慧可言 【近】conciseness, pithiness, sententiousness, terseness 【反】diffuseness, long-windedness, prolixity, verbosity, wordiness 冗长啰嗦 |
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