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severity n.严格；严重；严肃 (1) 不要用严厉的口气对孩子说话。(2) 罪犯受到严惩。(3) 起初我们并没有意识到她的伤口的严重性。(4) 这种病的严重程度可以很不同。(5) 那种刚强的语气是针对着严肃的口吻而发的。 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.

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英 [sɪ'verəti] 美 [sɪ'verəti] (1) Don't speak to the child with severity.(2) The criminal was punished with severity.(3) At first we didn't realized the severity of her wounds.(4) The disease ranges widely in severity.(5) It was the tone of austerity answering the tone of severity. 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.

英语单词	severity
英美音标	英 [sɪ'verəti] 美 [sɪ'verəti]
中文释义	n.严格；严重；严肃
英语例句	(1) Don't speak to the child with severity. (2) The criminal was punished with severity. (3) At first we didn't realized the severity of her wounds. (4) The disease ranges widely in severity. (5) It was the tone of austerity answering the tone of severity.
中文例句	(1) 不要用严厉的口气对孩子说话。 (2) 罪犯受到严惩。 (3) 起初我们并没有意识到她的伤口的严重性。 (4) 这种病的严重程度可以很不同。 (5) 那种刚强的语气是针对着严肃的口吻而发的。
vocabulary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.
vocabulary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.

Severity Tone 英 Sɪ'Verəti] 美 Sɪ'Verəti N.严格；严重；严肃 Speak Child