英语词汇“briefless”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

brief /brēf/

adjective

Short in duration

(now usu of clothing) short in length or extent, scanty, skimpy

Concise

Brusque in manner

noun

A summary of a client's case by a solicitor for the instruction of a barrister or counsel (law)

A writ

A papal brief (qv below)

A short statement of any kind

A statement of the aims of an advertising campaign, etc

Instructions

A lawyer, esp a barrister (slang)

(in pl) close-fitting legless underpants for men or women

transitive verb

To give information or issue instructions to

To instruct or retain (a barrister)

intransitive verb

(with against) to make known information that will be damaging to someone's reputation or career

ORIGIN: Fr bref, from L brevis short

briefˈing noun

The action, or an instance, of making or giving a brief

Instructions or information imparted

briefˈless adjective

briefˈly adverb

briefˈness noun

briefˈ-bag noun

The bag in which a barrister carries his or her briefs to and from court

briefˈcase noun

A small case for carrying briefs, or for documents in general

hold a brief (law)

hold no brief for

Not to support or advocate

in brief

In few words

king's brief (historical)

A royal mandate ordering collections to be made in churches for specified charitable purposes

papal brief

A less formal papal document than a bull

take a brief

To undertake a case

the brief and the long (Shakespeare)

The short and the long

to be brief

In order to speak in few words