| 单词 | to be short |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be short ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adverb] > in short at a (also one) wordOE at few wordsOE shortly1303 in short wordsc1380 oncec1384 in short and plainc1386 in sum?a1425 at short wordsa1450 at short1513 briefly?1521 in a word1522 in one word1522 with a word1522 summa1535 to be short1544 in (the) fine1545 in few1550 summarily1567 in a sum1574 in shorta1577 in brief1609 briefa1616 in a little1623 tout court1747 sans phrase1808 in a nutshell1822 in nuce1854 1544 P. Betham tr. J. di Porcia Preceptes Warre Ep. Ded. sig. Avij But nowe to be shorte, I take them beste englysshe men, which folowe Chaucer, and other olde wryters. 1611 M. Smith in Bible (King James) Transl. Pref. 2 To be short,..what thanks had he? 1784 P. Wright New Bk. Martyrs 806/1 To be short, he has left the character, amongst his neighbours, of an honest man. < as lemmas |
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