| 正面 | 2345.severe 英 [sɪ'vɪə]美 [sɪ'vɪr] ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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| 背面 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 释义: 1、com- "intensive prefix" + -plaint-.2、originally "beat the breast, lament (by beating the breast)". => 抱怨,诉苦,发牢骚。3、成语“捶胸顿足”形象地诠释了词根-plaint-的引申义,可以说是心有灵犀,有异曲同工之妙。adj. 严峻的;严厉的;剧烈的;苛刻的 例句: 1. We are in one of the most severe recessions in modern times.我们正在经历现代最严重的一段经济衰退。 severe 严重的,严厉的,困难的来自拉丁语 severus,严重的,严厉的,困难的,可能异化自拉丁语 serius,重的,词源同 serious. 引申诸相关词义。 severesevere: [16] Severe is a descendant, via Old French severe, of Latin sevērus, a word of uncertain origin. English asseveration ‘firm declaration’ [16] comes from its Latin derivative asseverāre ‘assert earnestly’.=> asseverationsevere (adj.)1540s, from Middle French severe (12c., Modern French sévère) or directly from Latin severus "serious, grave, strict, austere" (see severity). From 1660s with reference to styles or tastes; from 1725 of diseases." |
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