Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in a few words.
— Aprocrypha  ·  Language

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speech [spitʃ] 词频1
n. 演说，演讲，发言;说话，谈话，说话能力或方式;（乐器的）音，音色;方言，民族语言;
"He finished his speech amid tremendous applause."
他在雷鸣般的掌声中结束了演讲。
近义：lecture, locution, monologue, peroration, phrase, prelection
short [ʃɔːrt] 词频1 词根: sh-
adj. 短的，短暂的;矮的;短缺的;短期的; adv. 突然;唐突地;简短地;横贯地; n. 短裤;短路;缺乏; vt. 故意少给…的零头，骗取; vi. 短路;
💡 削头”（谐音）削了头人还能不 矮吗？ 网友：双木成林 补充：缩的（谐音），这样就成短的；矮的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小说是一种很难掌握的艺术形式。
近义：abridgment, abbreviation, little, minute, small, squat 反义：lengthened, lengthy, imprudent, intrepid, manful, mettlesome
words [[wə:dz]]
n. 言语；话语；字（word的复数）
comprehending
v. 理解, 领会( comprehend的现在分词 ); 包括

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