brieflyadv.

Brit.

/ˈbriːfli/, U.S.

/ˈbrifli/

Etymology: < brief adj. + -ly suffix².

a. In a way or form that occupies short time; in few words, shortly, concisely, tersely.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adverb]

shortlyc893

brieflya1300

shortc1374

in sumc1384

compendiously1398

in brief1423

roundlya1516

succinctly?1537

brief1557

succinct1593

abbreviately1599

compactly1603

laconically1631

presslya1637

compactedly1649

curtly1654

concisely1686

laconicly1709

straightforwardly1874

scantly1885

a1300 Cursor Mundi 120 I sal yow schew wit myn entent, Bre[fl]i [Fairf. shortly] of aiþere testament.

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) iii. 48 In the forsayd bokys we haue brought in breyfly somm propryttees of bodylesse substaunce.

1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) ii. ii. sig. i.ii v Conteynynge the .x. commaundementes ryght brefly, ryght clerely, ryght easely.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. xlv. f. xv^v Guydo de Columpna reherceth moost breuely the passetyme of the sayd kynges.

1559 W. Baldwin et al. Myrroure for Magistrates Clarence iii I will declare as briefly as I may.

1681 R. Baxter Acct. Sherlocke v. 193 The judgment..I cannot better and brieflier give you, than in the words of the Preface.

1855 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea xix. §794 Such, briefly stated, are the two theories.

b. Often with ellipsis of ‘to speak’: In 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

?1521 A. Barclay Bk. Codrus & Mynalcas sig. Cvj Brefely all people, of godly behavour.

1602 Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor i. iii. 38 Briefly..I do intend to make loue to Foords wife.

1611 M. Smith in Bible (King James) Transl. Pref. 1 Briefly..we sooner compose our differences.

†2. Within a short time (measured either backward or forward); soon. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > different time > [adverb] > imminently or in the near future

ratheeOE

rathelyeOE

soonc900

shortlya1050

newenc1175

newlya1225

nunonc1225

newenlyc1275

fast byc1300

tomorrowa1382

brieflyc1460

anonc1475

soonlyc1475

of newa1500

suddenlya1500

by and by1526

soon1545

imminently1548

short1556

erelong1577

eminently1646

bimeby1722

directly1851

c1460 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Laud) l. 18199 Tho that so breuely were doune-cast.

?c1475 Sqr. lowe Degre 873 The kyng him graunted ther to go Upon his jorney to and fro, And brefely to passe the sea.

a1616 Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iv. iv. 10 Ant. Go, put on thy defences. Eros. Briefely Sir.

a1616 Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) i. vii. 16 'Tis not a mile: briefely we heard their drummes.

a1616 Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) v. vi. 106 Briefely dye their ioyes, That place them on the truth of Gyrles, and Boyes.

†3. In an abridged form, in brief. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > narration > [adverb] > by way of summary or in short

in conclusionc1386

compendiously1398

brieflya1475

summarily1529

summarly1543

abridgedly1704

resumptively1716

a1475 Bk. Quinte Essence 1 A tretice in englisch breuely drawe out of þe book of quintis essencijs.

1551 (title) The newe greate abredgement brefly conteynynge al thactes and statutes of this Realme.

†4. With short (prosodic) quantity. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > rhythm > [adverb] > with short quantity

brieflyc1500

c1500 Partenay 6582 Als the frensh staffes silabled be More breueloker and shorter also Then is the english lines vnto see.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	briefly
释义	brieflyadv. Brit. /ˈbriːfli/, U.S. /ˈbrifli/ Etymology: < brief adj. + -ly suffix². 1. a. In a way or form that occupies short time; in few words, shortly, concisely, tersely. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adverb] shortlyc893 brieflya1300 shortc1374 in sumc1384 compendiously1398 in brief1423 roundlya1516 succinctly?1537 brief1557 succinct1593 abbreviately1599 compactly1603 laconically1631 presslya1637 compactedly1649 curtly1654 concisely1686 laconicly1709 straightforwardly1874 scantly1885 a1300 Cursor Mundi 120 I sal yow schew wit myn entent, Bre[fl]i [Fairf. shortly] of aiþere testament. 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) iii. 48 In the forsayd bokys we haue brought in breyfly somm propryttees of bodylesse substaunce. 1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) ii. ii. sig. i.ii v Conteynynge the .x. commaundementes ryght brefly, ryght clerely, ryght easely. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. xlv. f. xv^v Guydo de Columpna reherceth moost breuely the passetyme of the sayd kynges. 1559 W. Baldwin et al. Myrroure for Magistrates Clarence iii I will declare as briefly as I may. 1681 R. Baxter Acct. Sherlocke v. 193 The judgment..I cannot better and brieflier give you, than in the words of the Preface. 1855 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea xix. §794 Such, briefly stated, are the two theories. b. Often with ellipsis of ‘to speak’: In 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 ?1521 A. Barclay Bk. Codrus & Mynalcas sig. Cvj Brefely all people, of godly behavour. 1602 Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor i. iii. 38 Briefly..I do intend to make loue to Foords wife. 1611 M. Smith in Bible (King James) Transl. Pref. 1 Briefly..we sooner compose our differences. †2. Within a short time (measured either backward or forward); soon. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > different time > [adverb] > imminently or in the near future ratheeOE rathelyeOE soonc900 shortlya1050 newenc1175 newlya1225 nunonc1225 newenlyc1275 fast byc1300 tomorrowa1382 brieflyc1460 anonc1475 soonlyc1475 of newa1500 suddenlya1500 by and by1526 soon1545 imminently1548 short1556 erelong1577 eminently1646 bimeby1722 directly1851 c1460 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Laud) l. 18199 Tho that so breuely were doune-cast. ?c1475 Sqr. lowe Degre 873 The kyng him graunted ther to go Upon his jorney to and fro, And brefely to passe the sea. a1616 Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iv. iv. 10 Ant. Go, put on thy defences. Eros. Briefely Sir. View more context for this quotation a1616 Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) i. vii. 16 'Tis not a mile: briefely we heard their drummes. View more context for this quotation a1616 Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) v. vi. 106 Briefely dye their ioyes, That place them on the truth of Gyrles, and Boyes. View more context for this quotation †3. In an abridged form, in brief. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > narration > [adverb] > by way of summary or in short in conclusionc1386 compendiously1398 brieflya1475 summarily1529 summarly1543 abridgedly1704 resumptively1716 a1475 Bk. Quinte Essence 1 A tretice in englisch breuely drawe out of þe book of quintis essencijs. 1551 (title) The newe greate abredgement brefly conteynynge al thactes and statutes of this Realme. †4. With short (prosodic) quantity. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > rhythm > [adverb] > with short quantity brieflyc1500 c1500 Partenay 6582 Als the frensh staffes silabled be More breueloker and shorter also Then is the english lines vnto see. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adv.a1300
随便看	micromelus micromeral micromere micromeres micromeric micromerite micromeritic micromeritics micromesh micrometallographer micrometallography micrometallurgy micrometastasis micrometazoa micrometazoan micrometeor micrometeoric micrometeorite micrometeorites micrometeoritic micrometeoroid micrometeoroidal micrometeoroids micrometeorological micrometeorologies