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.
   簡潔是智慧的精華。
2. How can we endeavor to prolong the brevity of human life?
   我們怎樣才能延長短促的人生？
3. He is famous for the brevity of his speeches.
   他以言詞簡潔著稱。

brev.i.ty

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

來源：
Latin brevit3s
拉丁語 brevit3s
from brevis [short] * see brief
源自 brevis [短的] *參見 brief