名詞 brevity:

1. the use of brief expressions
2. the attribute of being brief or fleeting
   同義詞：briefness, transience

1. Brevity is the soul of wit.
   簡(jiǎn)潔是智慧的精華。
2. How can we endeavor to prolong the brevity of human life?
   我們?cè)鯓硬拍苎娱L(zhǎng)短促的人生？
3. He is famous for the brevity of his speeches.
   他以言詞簡(jiǎn)潔著稱。

brev.i.ty

n.（名詞）
The quality or state of being brief in duration.
短促，短暫：在時(shí)間上簡(jiǎn)暫的性質(zhì)或狀態(tài)
Concise expression; terseness.
簡(jiǎn)短：表達(dá)簡(jiǎn)明扼要；簡(jiǎn)短

來(lái)源：
Latin brevit3s
拉丁語(yǔ) brevit3s
from brevis [short] * see brief
源自 brevis [短的] *參見(jiàn) brief