stiffness

FREQ #45688

n. 坚硬, 呆板, 刻板 [医] 强直, 僵硬

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词形变化

stiffnesses 复数 stiffnesses

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Rigidity or a measure of rigidity.

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  2. 2.

    Inflexibility or a measure of inflexibility.

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  3. 3.

    Inelegance; a lack of relaxedness.

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    His stiffness hampered the conversation.

  4. 4.

    Muscular tension due to unaccustomed or excessive exercise or work; soreness.

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词汇关系

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同义词 10

rigor severity awkwardness hardness clumsiness harshness rigour gracelessness inclemency rigorousness

上位词 10

resolve resolution awkwardness firmness clumsiness inelasticity inelegance resoluteness sternness strictness

下位词 3

gaucherie rusticity woodenness

相关短语

death-stiffness

词源

From Middle English stiffenes, styffenesse, styfnesse; equivalent to stiff + -ness. Perhaps merging with Middle English stithnesse, stithnysse, from Old English stīþness (“stiffness”).

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