To be brief
简言之
🧩 词语组成解析
to
[tu,tə]
prep. 向，朝着;到;关于;属于;
adv. 朝一个方向的;到某种状态;关闭;
be
[bi]
v. 是;有，存在;做，成为;发生;
aux. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质;
brief
[bri:f]
adj. 短暂的;（衣着）短的;简洁的;简明的;
vt. 向…介绍基本情况;（尤指事前）向…介绍基本情况;向…下达简令;在…事先向…做简要指点;
n. 概要;短文;简短声明;（争议一方的情况或论点）要点摘录;
🗣️ 情景例句
Are you sure about that?
你真的这么想吗？
I would like to ask you a favor.
我可以提出一个要求吗？
During the summer, I noticed tat the leaves of the tree were beginning to wither.
到了夏天，我发现树叶开始枯萎，