breve
US /briːv/
UK /briːv/
形容詞
簡短的, 短暫的
short in duration; brief
範例:
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The meeting was breve and to the point.
會議簡短而切中要點。
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His explanation was rather breve, leaving out many details.
他的解釋相當簡短，省略了許多細節。
名詞
1.
二全音符, 倍全音符
a musical note equal to two whole notes or four half notes
範例:
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In older music, the breve was a common long note.
在較早的音樂中，二全音符是一種常見的長音符。
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The composer used a breve to indicate a sustained sound.
作曲家使用二全音符來表示持續的聲音。
2.
短音符, 短音符號
a mark (˘) placed over a vowel to indicate that it is short or unaccented
範例:
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The dictionary uses a breve to show the short pronunciation of 'a' in 'cat'.
字典使用短音符來表示“cat”中“a”的短音發音。
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The phonetic symbol for a short vowel often includes a breve.
短元音的音標通常包含一個短音符。