the harshness of sth
The harshness of the winter surprised everyone.
冬天的严酷让每个人都惊讶。
严厉;粗暴;刺耳
严酷、粗糙或刺耳的性质。;粗糙事物;严肃
严酷、粗糙或刺耳的性质。
The quality of being harsh.
The harshness of the sandpaper made it perfect for smoothing the rough edges.
砂纸的粗糙使其非常适合打磨粗糙的边缘。
用法提示:这里harshness表示物理上的粗糙质感。
The harshness of his voice during the argument surprised everyone.
辩论中他声音的刺耳让每个人都感到惊讶。
用法提示:这里harshness形容声音刺耳,令人不悦。
The harshness of the winter storm forced many families to evacuate.
冬季风暴的严酷迫使许多家庭撤离。
用法提示:这里harshness指天气的严酷或恶劣程度。
The harshness of the winter surprised everyone.
冬天的严酷让每个人都惊讶。
She was known for her verbal harshness.
她以言语严厉著称。
There is unnecessary harshness in his criticism.
他的批评中有不必要的苛刻。
We need to reduce the harshness of the punishment.
我们需要减轻惩罚的严厉程度。
多指惩罚、批评、天气或困境的严重、严厉;语气较正式、中立,但在表示声音刺耳或手感粗糙时不适用。
只用于触觉或听觉,指表面不光滑、声音粗哑;不能用来描述态度苛刻或处境严酷。
强调要求严格、循规蹈矩,本身不一定带贬义;只有强调过于苛刻时才接近 harshness。
专指声音或说话方式刺耳、尖利,较正式;不指态度苛刻或表面粗糙。
grammar · medium
易错句子The harsh of the winter was unbearable.
正确表达The harshness of the winter was unbearable.
“harsh”是形容词,不能作名词主语,应用名词“harshness”表示“严酷”。
grammar · medium
易错句子The harshness of the diamond makes it durable.
正确表达The hardness of the diamond makes it durable.
“harshness”指刺耳或严酷,不指物理硬度;“hardness”才是“硬度”。
对应 harshness 的“严酷、严厉”义项,指待人温和、不粗暴。
对应 harshness 的“严酷、剧烈”义项,强调程度不强烈,也可形容气候或味道。
对应 harshness 的“粗糙、刺耳”义项,指质地不粗糙或声音不刺耳。
对应 harshness 的“粗暴、冷酷”义项,侧重心地善良、体贴他人。
对应 harshness 的“严苛”义项,指惩罚或要求不苛刻。
harshness强调感官上的刺耳或粗糙(如声音、质感),hardness指物体坚硬的程度或性质。
harshness可指声音刺耳或态度严厉,roughness多指表面不平滑、不细腻。
冬天的严酷
The harshness of winter made the mountain roads impassable.
冬天的严酷使山路无法通行。
现实的残酷
She was not prepared for the harshness of reality after graduation.
她对毕业后现实的残酷毫无准备。
批评的严厉
The harshness of his criticism surprised the whole team.
他批评的严厉让整个团队感到惊讶。
惩罚的严苛
Many people questioned the harshness of the punishment.
许多人质疑惩罚的严苛。
她声音中的刺耳
I could hear the harshness in her voice when she answered.
她回答时我能听出她声音中的刺耳。
光线的刺眼
The harshness of the light made it difficult to read outside.
光线的刺眼使人在户外很难阅读。
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harsh(词根:严酷的、粗糙的、刺耳的) + -ness(名词后缀:表示性质或状态)
harsh(词根)
harsh(词根) + -ly(副词后缀)
严酷常用来形容冬天的恶劣气候。
严酷可指惩罚的严厉与无情。
刺耳的批评往往严苛而不留情面。
粗糙的质地会让人感到不适。
声音刺耳时可形容为尖厉粗暴。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.