Dictionary entry
rigourousness
noun
难以忍受的事物；过分的严厉
something hard to endure; excessive sternness
- 1.
something hard to endure excessive sternness
In use
The rigourousness of the training program left many recruits exhausted.
She faced the rigourousness of the winter with remarkable resilience.
The professor's rigourousness in grading made students work harder.
the rigourousness of + noun
The rigourousness of the training program surprised the new recruits.
训练项目的严苛程度让新学员感到惊讶。
endure/suffer the rigourousness of + noun
They had to endure the rigourousness of the winter in the mountains.
他们不得不忍受山区冬天的严酷。
with rigourousness
表示方式，常修饰动词。
The rules were enforced with rigourousness.
这些规则被严格执行。
Common mistakes
She is known for her rigourousness personality.She is known for her rigorous personality.
rigourousness 是名词，不能修饰名词；应使用形容词 rigorous。
The rigourousnesses of the training were unbearable.The rigour of the training was unbearable.
rigourousness 通常不可数，不能加复数；表示‘严酷’常用 rigour。
Connections
Confusing words
- rigor
- 严酷；严格 · rigourousness 侧重于难以忍受或过分的严厉，而 rigor 更常指严格或精密，不必然导致痛苦。
- strictness
- 严格；严谨 · rigourousness 强调难以忍受的程度，而 strictness 仅指遵循规则的严格性，不涉及痛苦。
Word family
- rigorous
- 严格的；严谨的 · adj
- rigorously
- 严格地；严谨地 · adv
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