brevity
n.
c.1500, from Latin brevitatem (nominative brevitas) "shortness" in space or time, from brevis "short" (see brief, adj.).
〔李〕[brev =short短的;-ity ⇒“the quality of being short or brief简短之特点”→] n. shortness or briefness in speech or writing简短,简练
〔李〕[brev;-ityn.] n.简短,简洁; 短暂,短促 ←brev (L brevis)=short, shallow 短,浅
〔蒋〕[brev短,-ity名词后缀] (陈述等的)简短,简洁;(生命等的)短暂,短促