|
severeness n. 嚴厲 severeness n 1: used of the degree of something undesirable e. g. pain or weather [ synonym: { badness}, { severity}, { severeness}] 2: something hard to endure; " the asperity of northern winters" [ synonym: { asperity}, { grimness}, { hardship}, { rigor}, { rigour}, { severity}, { severeness}, { rigorousness}, { rigourousness}] 3: extreme plainness [ synonym: { austereness}, { severity}, { severeness}] 4: excessive sternness; " severity of character"; " the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; " the rigors of boot camp" [ synonym: { severity}, { severeness}, { harshness}, { rigor}, { rigour}, { rigorousness}, { rigourousness}, { inclemency}, { hardness}, { stiffness}] Severe \ Se* vere"\, a. [ Compar. { Severer}; superl. { Severest}.] [ L. severus; perhaps akin to Gr. ??? awe, ??? revered, holy, solemn, Goth. swikns innocent, chaste: cf. F. s[' e] v[` e] re. Cf. { Asseverate}, { Persevere}.] 1. Serious in feeling or manner; sedate; grave; austere; not light, lively, or cheerful. [ 1913 Webster] Your looks alter, as your subject does, From kind to fierce, from wanton to severe. -- Waller. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Very strict in judgment, discipline, or government; harsh; not mild or indulgent; rigorous; as, severe criticism; severe punishment. " Custody severe." -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] Come! you are too severe a moraler. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] Let your zeal, if it must be expressed in anger, be always more severe against thyself than against others. -- Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Rigidly methodical, or adherent to rule or principle; exactly conformed to a standard; not allowing or employing unneccessary ornament, amplification, etc.; strict; -- said of style, argument, etc. " Restrained by reason and severe principles." -- Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster] The Latin, a most severe and compendious language. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] 4. Sharp; afflictive; distressing; violent; extreme; as, severe pain, anguish, fortune; severe cold. [ 1913 Webster] 5. Difficult to be endured; exact; critical; rigorous; as, a severe test. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Strict; grave; austere; stern; morose; rigid; exact; rigorous; hard; rough; harsh; censorious; tart; acrimonious; sarcastic; satirical; cutting; biting; keen; bitter; cruel. See { Strict}. [ 1913 Webster] -- { Se* vere" ly}, adv. -- { Se* vere" ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster]
|
安裝中文字典英文字典查詢工具!
中文字典英文字典工具:
英文字典中文字典相關資料:
|