Word · Frequency #10163
harshly
/ˈhɑːrʃli/
adverb
严厉地；苛刻地
In a harsh or unkind manner; severely.
- 1.
In a harsh manner; severely.
严厉地；苛刻地
- 2.
in a harsh or unkind manner
以严厉或不友好的方式
- 3.
in a harsh and grating manner
以刺耳和粗糙的方式
刺耳地；粗糙地；以严厉或不友好的方式；以刺耳和粗糙的方式；粗糙地；粗暴地
In use
The teacher spoke harshly to the student who forgot his homework.
She was criticized harshly for arriving late to the meeting.
The sunlight beat down harshly on the dry fields.
`That's enough!,' he cut in harshly
harshly + verb (criticize, judge, treat)
用于描述行为方式，表示严厉或粗鲁。
The manager harshly criticized the team's performance.
经理严厉地批评了团队的表现。
verb + harshly (speak, react, respond)
动词常为表示言语或反应的词。
He spoke harshly to the waiter.
他对服务员说话很粗暴。
Connections
Collocations
- speak harshly
- 严厉地说
- She spoke harshly to the children.她严厉地对孩子们说话。
- treat harshly
- 粗暴对待
- The prisoners were treated harshly.囚犯们受到粗暴对待。
- criticize harshly
- 严厉批评
- The teacher criticized the student harshly for being late.老师因迟到严厉批评了学生。
- judge harshly
- 严厉评判
- People often judge others harshly without knowing the full story.人们常常在不了解全部情况时严厉评判他人。
- punish harshly
- 严厉惩罚
- The law punishes drunk driving harshly.法律严厉惩罚酒驾。
- react harshly
Learner notes
Memory Tip
砂纸粗糙地刮过，声音刺耳。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：批评、声音、对待 该词为中性语域，通常用于描述严厉的批评、刺耳的声音或粗暴的对待，在正式与非正式场合均常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the '-shly' spelling ending. However, harshly's vowel sound /ɑr/ differs from the others: freshly (/ɛ/), rashly and brashly (/æ/), and girlishly (/ɜr/). No word rhymes perfectly with harshly among these.
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。
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