breve
US /briːv/
UK /briːv/
形容词
简短的, 短暂的
short in duration; brief
示例:
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The meeting was breve and to the point.
会议简短而切中要点。
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His explanation was rather breve, leaving out many details.
他的解释相当简短，省略了许多细节。
名词
1.
二全音符, 倍全音符
a musical note equal to two whole notes or four half notes
示例:
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In older music, the breve was a common long note.
在较早的音乐中，二全音符是一种常见的长音符。
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The composer used a breve to indicate a sustained sound.
作曲家使用二全音符来表示持续的声音。
2.
短音符, 短音符号
a mark (˘) placed over a vowel to indicate that it is short or unaccented
示例:
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The dictionary uses a breve to show the short pronunciation of 'a' in 'cat'.
字典使用短音符来表示“cat”中“a”的短音发音。
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The phonetic symbol for a short vowel often includes a breve.
短元音的音标通常包含一个短音符。