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brief

UK //briːf//US //briːf//

词源

源自中古英语bref,借自古法语brief(现代法语bref),最终来自拉丁语brevis,意为“短的”。

adjective

❶ 形容时间或内容短促、简洁的,指事物持续时间不长或表达简明扼要。

“She gave a brief introduction before the meeting.”

(她在会议前做了一个简短的介绍。)

“The weather forecast predicts brief showers this afternoon.”

(天气预报预测今天下午会有短暂的阵雨。)

同义词:short, concise, succinct, abbreviated

noun

❶ 指法律案件中的案情摘要或任务指示,也泛指任何简明扼要的书面说明。

“The lawyer prepared a legal brief for the court.”

(律师为法庭准备了一份法律案情摘要。)

“The designer received a brief from the client.”

(设计师收到了客户的简要任务说明。)

同义词:summary, outline, abstract, synopsis

verb

❶ 向某人简要介绍或下达指示,通常用于正式或专业场合。

“The manager will brief the team on the new project.”

(经理将向团队简要介绍新项目。)

“The president was briefed about the security situation.”

(总统听取了关于安全形势的简报。)

同义词:inform, instruct, update, apprise

常见短语

in brief — 用于总结时表示“简而言之”,强调用最简练的方式表达核心内容。

“In brief, the project was a success despite the challenges.”

(简而言之,尽管面临挑战,项目还是成功了。)

hold no brief for — 表示不支持或不赞同某人或某事,常用于正式辩论或立场声明中。

“The organization holds no brief for political extremism.”

(该组织不支持政治极端主义。)