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coldness of [sth]
指物理上的寒冷。
The coldness of the water surprised him.
水的寒冷让他吃惊。
寒冷；冷
coldnesses — plural of coldness
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
寒冷；冷
the absence of heat; low temperature
The coldness of the water surprised him.
水的寒冷让他吃惊。
相对缺乏热量。
The relative lack of heat.
暴露于低温引起的感觉。
The sensation resulting from exposure to low temperatures.
有限的热情或喜爱；冷淡。
Limited enthusiasm or affection; coolness.
绝对温度的倒数。
The reciprocal of absolute temperature.
I could feel the coldness in her voice when she answered the phone.
她接电话时，我能感觉到她声音里的冷淡。
The coldness between the two friends after the argument was hard to ignore.
争吵过后，那两个朋友之间的冷淡令人难以忽视。
His coldness toward the new students made them feel unwelcome.
他对新生的冷淡让他们感到不受欢迎。
指物理上的寒冷。
The coldness of the water surprised him.
水的寒冷让他吃惊。
指情感上的冷淡。
She felt a coldness towards her former friend.
她对以前的朋友感到冷漠。
指从言行中表现出的冷淡。
There was a coldness in his voice that scared her.
他声音中的冷漠吓到了她。
Not this
It is coldness today.
Use this
It is cold today.
描述天气时用形容词cold，不用名词coldness。coldness是名词，表示寒冷的状态，不能作表语描述天气。
Not this
I caught a coldness.
Use this
I caught a cold.
表示感冒时用a cold，而非coldness。coldness没有“感冒”的意思，只表示寒冷或冷漠。
Not this
He is coldness to me.
Use this
He is cold to me.
描述人的态度时用形容词cold，构成be cold to sb结构。coldness是名词，不能直接作表语，应改为be cold或show coldness等。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
冰冷的寒意
The icy coldness of the water made him gasp.
水的冰冷让他倒吸一口气。
突然袭来的寒意
A sudden coldness came over her when she heard the news.
听到这个消息时，一阵寒意突然袭上她心头。
空气中的寒意
There was a coldness in the air that made us put on jackets.
空气中有一丝寒意，让我们穿上了夹克。
情感冷漠
His emotional coldness made his wife feel lonely.
他的情感冷漠让妻子感到孤独。
对某人的冷淡
I was hurt by her coldness towards me.
她对我的冷淡伤害了我。
他们之间的冷淡
There was a coldness between them after the argument.
争吵之后，他们之间出现了冷淡。
Use coldnesses naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
由 cold（冷）加名词后缀 -ness 构成，像“冷 + 状态”，记住“冷”就记住了 coldness 的“寒冷/冷淡”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常谈论天气温度、描述身体感觉、形容人际态度冷淡、物理学温度定义 这个词通常用于日常和一般书面语境，语气中性；物理学中的专业用法比较少见。
真正与 coldness 押韵的有 boldness 和 oldness（重读元音及后面的 /ldnəs/ 相同）。coldly 虽以 cold 开头，但结尾不是 -ness，不押韵。sadness、blindness、wildness 拼写也以 -dness 结尾，但重读元音分别是 /æ/、/aɪ/、/aɪ/，读音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.