severity

CET-4 大学 FREQ #22473

n. 严格, 朴素, 激烈

发音

UK /sɪˈvɛɹɪti/
US /səˈvɛɹəti/
IN /səˈvɪɐɾɪti/
IN /səˈvɪæɾɪti/

词形变化

severities 复数 severities

教材释义与例句

名词

严重；严格；猛烈

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The state of being severe.

    严厉

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    The degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness.

    严肃性

    可数 不可数

    The severity of the offence merits a long prison sentence.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 10

hardship rigor hardness badness stiffness harshness rigour severeness rigorousness rigourousness

上位词 7

difficulty intensity difficultness intensiveness plainness sternness strictness

下位词 5

seriousness distressfulness foulness raininess sternness

词源

From Middle English severity, from Middle French severite (modern French sévérité), from Latin sevēritās. By surface analysis, severe + -ity.

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