Word · Frequency #7070
severity
严重性；严厉；严格；苛刻
核心释义
The state of being severe.
- 1.
严重性；严厉性
The state of being severe.
- 2.
不良程度；严重性；恶劣性
The degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness.
严重程度；糟糕程度；恶劣程度；严重性；严厉性；不良程度；严重性；恶劣性；严格；朴素
用法In use
The severity of the punishment shocked the whole community.
用法提示：此处severity表示惩罚的严厉程度，作主语。
Doctors often underestimate the severity of a patient's pain.
用法提示：此处severity指疼痛的严重性，作宾语。
The new law was criticized for its severity towards minor offenses.
用法提示：此处severity指法律的严苛性质，作介词宾语。
the severity of [noun phrase]
表示某事物的严重程度，常用于抽象或具体名词前。
The severity of the drought caused widespread damage.
干旱的严重性造成了广泛的破坏。
severity in [noun phrase]
表示在某个方面表现出的严厉或严格。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- severity of the punishment
- 惩罚的严厉程度
- The judge emphasized the severity of the punishment.法官强调了惩罚的严厉程度。
- severity of symptoms
- 症状的严重程度
- The severity of symptoms varies from person to person.症状的严重程度因人而异。
- severity of the winter
- 冬天的严寒
- The severity of the winter caused many power outages.冬天的严寒导致了许多停电。
- severity of the injury
- 伤情的严重程度
- Doctors assessed the severity of the injury.医生评估了伤情的严重程度。
- severity of the crisis
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
severity：severe（严格）的名词形式，想象严格的老师打分很严厉。
语境与语域Context & Register
法律、医学、气候等正式场合，或日常批评中的严厉程度
语法说明Grammar Note
通常不可数，但表示具体严重程度时可用复数形式 severities。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -erity (prosperity, austerity, sincerity) rhyme with severity as they share the stressed vowel /ɛ/ and the following /rɪti/. Words like integrity, simplicity, and diversity also end in -ity but have different stressed vowels or consonant clusters, so they are lookalikes that sound different.
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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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