To sum up in a single word; to put it in a nutshell; to summarize succinctly.
这项计划细节很多，但一言以蔽之，目标就是提高效率。
This plan has many details, but to sum it up in a word, the goal is to improve efficiency.
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The Book of Odes (Shijing), China's earliest anthology of poetry, comprises 305 pieces. Compiled during the Spring and Autumn period, it is divided into three sections: Feng, Ya, and Song, and has always been highly praised.
When Confucius edited The Book of Odes, he famously commented: 'The three hundred poems in The Book of Odes can be summed up in one sentence: their thought is entirely pure, without any evil.' This statement is the origin of the idiom '一言以蔽之' (yī yán yǐ bì zhī), meaning to sum up in a word.
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