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Severity Si'verəti N.严肃,严格,严重,激烈 Plain No Frills Hardness––Or Degree Hardness

英语单词 severity
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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