concise and exact use in words writing or speech
(讲话﹑行文等的)简明扼要,简洁,简练,简短。
shortness of time
短暂,短促
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the brevity of human life .人生的短促。
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brevity is the soul of wit proverb the essence of a witty statement lies in its concise wording and delivery 〈谚〉言贵简洁 -
[ORIGIN from Shakespeare's Hamlet (Ⅱ. ii.).]
"late 15th cent.: from Old French