Word · Frequency #3931
harsh
/hɑːrʃ/
adjective
严厉的；苛刻的
unpleasantly stern
- 1.
Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
触感或其他感官上不愉快的粗糙
- 2.
unpleasantly stern
令人不快的严厉
- 3.
Severe or cruel.
严厉或残酷
- 4.
disagreeable to the senses
让感官不舒服的
- 5.
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
质地粗糙或由相对大颗粒组成的物质
触感或其他感官上不愉快的粗糙；令人不快的严厉；严厉或残酷；让感官不舒服的；质地粗糙或由相对大颗粒组成的物质
In use
The teacher's harsh criticism made the student cry.
The new manager is harsher than the previous one.
She apologized for her harshest comment during the meeting.
wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus
the harsh cry of a blue jay
harsh cognac
the harsh white light makes you screw up your eyes
harsh irritating smoke filled the hallway
harsh + noun
harsh 直接修饰名词，表示严厉、苛刻的。
Connections
Collocations
- harsh weather
- 恶劣的天气
- The climbers had to endure harsh weather conditions.登山者不得不忍受恶劣的天气条件。
- harsh words
- 刺耳的话语
- She regretted her harsh words to her friend.她后悔对朋友说了刺耳的话。
- harsh criticism
- 严厉的批评
- The movie received harsh criticism from reviewers.这部电影受到了评论家的严厉批评。
- harsh reality
- 严酷的现实
- It's time to face the harsh reality of the situation.是时候面对情况的严酷现实了。
- harsh punishment
- 严厉的惩罚
- The judge imposed a harsh punishment for the crime.法官对此罪行施加了严厉的惩罚。
- harsh conditions
Learner notes
Memory Tip
harsh发音类似'哈嘘'，想象严厉的老师对你说'哈！嘘！'，表示斥责。
Context & Register
语域混合：表“严厉”时正式或非正式均可，多用于评价规则、批评或环境；表“刺耳”时中性，用于声音；表“粗糙”时中性，用于触感或表面。常见语境包括批评、气候、声音、质地等。
Pronunciation & Spelling
只有 'marsh' 和 'harsh' 押韵；其他词拼写相近但发音不同（元音不同）。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.