abridge

retain shorten brevis

abridge v.

刪節, 削減, 精簡

英英解釋:動詞abridge:
1. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
同義詞：foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
2. lessen, diminish, or curtail

字根詞源

brev = short 短的
來源於拉丁文brevis，“short”。拉丁格言：ARS longa , vita brevis est. 已成為了英文
的格言：Art is long ,life is short . 藝術無涯，人生有涯。