Word · Frequency #18654
harshness
严厉；粗暴；刺耳
核心释义
the quality of being harsh
- 1.
严酷、粗糙或刺耳的性质。
The quality of being harsh.
严酷、粗糙或刺耳的性质。；粗糙事物；刺耳；严肃
用法In use
The harshness of the sandpaper made it perfect for smoothing the rough edges.
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.
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.
用法提示：这里harshness指天气的严酷或恶劣程度。
the harshness of sth
The harshness of the winter surprised everyone.
冬天的严酷让每个人都惊讶。
[adjective] harshness
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- the harshness of winter
- 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。
- the harshness of reality
- 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。
- the harshness of criticism
- 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。
- the harshness of the punishment
- 惩罚的严苛
- Many people questioned the harshness of the punishment.许多人质疑惩罚的严苛。
- the harshness in her voice
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
harsh（刺耳、粗糙）+ ness（名词后缀），想象砂纸刮玻璃那种尖利刺耳的感觉，就是 harshness 的“严酷、粗糙”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：正式写作、日常描述 harshness 本身没有强烈的口语或书面语标记；通常用于描述声音、天气、态度或环境等的严酷或刺耳程度。实际语气多取决于搭配，正式场合中比较常见。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用作不可数名词，但复数形式 harshnesses 存在，用于表示多种粗糙或刺耳的事物。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the unstressed suffix -ness, usually pronounced /nəs/ (or /nɪs/). Freshness and brashness also match harshness’s final /ʃnəs/ segment (spelled -shness), but they are not full rhymes because the stressed vowel differs: freshness has /ɛ/, brashness has /æ/, while harshness has /ɑː/. None of the listed words is a true rhyme with harshness /ˈhɑːʃnɪs/. Especially beware of hardness: it looks similar to harshness in spelling but is pronounced with /d/ (hard + ness), not /ʃ/.
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