"in brief" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 简而言之
• 简单来说

Definition

用于简要总结或用几句话表达，不包含多余的细节。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

正式或中性表达，多见于报告、演讲和书面总结中。通常用在总结性语句的开头，类似于“简而言之”、“总之”。

Examples

In brief, the movie is about friendship.

**简而言之**，这部电影是关于友谊的。

The answer, in brief, is yes.

答案**简单来说**，是的。

In brief, we need more time to finish this work.

**简而言之**，我们需要更多时间完成这项工作。

What happened? In brief, there was a misunderstanding.

发生了什么？**简单来说**，是有个误会。

In brief, we lost the game because we made too many mistakes.

**简而言之**，我们因为失误太多输了比赛。

If I had to explain, in brief, the system crashed due to a power failure.

如果非要说**简而言之**，系统因为断电而崩溃了。