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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   shortness

   • IPA[ˈSHôrtnəs]

   美式

   • n.
     the quality of being relatively small in height or length；the quality of lasting a small amount of time

   • noun: shortness

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. the quality of being relatively small in height or length because of my shortness I had to crane my head to see the unnatural shortness of the bed
   • 2. the quality of lasting a small amount of time the shortness of the lease shortness of memory
   • 3. the quality of being relatively small in extent I apologize for the shortness of this letter his speech was excellent because of its shortness
   • ▪ the state of not having enough of something; lack the school had to close due to shortness of staff because of the shortness of time, question 4 remained unanswered
   • 4. the quality of being abrupt or rude in speech my shortness with people contributed to my demise
3. • 更多解釋

   shortness

   • IPA[ˈʃɔːtnəs]

   英式

   • n.
     the quality of being relatively small in height or length: because of my shortness I had to crane my head to see the unnatural shortness of the bed

   Oxford Dictionary