英语单词 | severity |
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英美音标 | [si'verəti] |
中文释义 | n.严肃,严格,严重,激烈 |
vocab简明 | Severity is a plain, no-frills hardness––or the degree of hardness. You might talk about the severity of the northern winter, or the severity of your grandfather's discipline. |
vocab扩展 | Severity, with its root in severe, has several nuances. It can mean a hardship, like war’s severity. It also refers to an extreme plainness. Think of the severity of Amish life: no phones, cars, or other modern technology. And you might use it to describe your math teacher’s manner: his severity is indicated by his short, clipped sentences, angry stare, and propensity to fail students without mercy. |
真题原句 | The statement “It never rains but it pours” in the artical is used to introduce the severity of data leakage. |
来源 | 2007.4 |
Tags: 单词::2007
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