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短小,简略,不足

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Shortness \Short"ness\, n.
   The quality or state of being short; want of reach or
   extension; brevity; deficiency; as, the shortness of a
   journey; the shortness of the days in winter; the shortness
   of an essay; the shortness of the memory; a shortness of
   provisions; shortness of breath.

资料来源 : WordNet®

shortness
     n 1: the property of being of short spatial extent [ant: {longness}]
     2: the property of being truncated or short [syn: {truncation}]
     3: the property of being of short temporal extent [ant: {longness}]
     4: the property of being shorter than average stature [ant: {tallness}]
     5: an abrupt discourteous manner [syn: {abruptness}, {brusqueness},
         {curtness}, {gruffness}]