A briefing is the information, or the short meeting, that you get before you have to do something. Someone who already knows the plan tells you what is going on, what you should do, and what to watch for. Then you go and do the job.

A briefing is the information, or the short meetingbriefing指的是那些資訊，或是那個簡短的會議，that you get before you have to do something是你在必須去做某件事之前得到的。Someone who already knows the plan已經知道計畫的人 tells you what is going on, what you should do, and what to watch for會告訴你發生了什麼事、你該做什麼、要注意什麼。Then you go and do the job然後你就去做那件事。

You hear this word a lot at work, in the army, in the police, among pilots, and in the news. A boss might give the team a briefing before a big day. Someone who speaks for the government may hold a press briefing so reporters hear the official story. Soldiers get a briefing before a mission.

You hear this word a lot at work, in the army, in the police, among pilots, and in the news你在職場、軍隊、警界、飛行員之間和新聞裡都很常聽到這個字。A boss might give the team a briefing before a big day老闆可能會在大日子之前給團隊做一次briefing。Someone who speaks for the government may hold a press briefing代表政府發言的人可能會舉行press briefing，so reporters hear the official story好讓記者聽到官方的說法。Soldiers get a briefing before a mission軍人在執行任務前會得到一次briefing。

The feeling is practical and a little official — not stiff like a law book, but not chatty either.

The feeling is practical and a little official這個字的感覺很實務、有點官方，not stiff like a law book不像法律書那麼死板，but not chatty either但也不到閒聊的程度。

The related verb is to brief: if someone briefs you, they give you that information. A briefing is the event, or the pack of information itself. People also stretch it: any quick “here is what you need to know” can be called a briefing, even if it is only five minutes in a corridor.

The related verb is to brief相關的動詞是brief：if someone briefs you, they give you that information如果有人brief你，就是把那些資訊給你。A briefing is the event, or the pack of information itselfbriefing可以指那個活動本身，也可以指那份資訊。People also stretch it大家也會把這個字用得更廣：any quick "here is what you need to know" can be called a briefing任何一次快速的「這是你需要知道的事」都可以叫做briefing，even if it is only five minutes in a corridor就算只是在走廊裡花五分鐘講一講。