severity
severity 英 [sɪ'verɪtɪ] 美 [sə'vɛrəti]
n. 严重；严格；严厉
名词复数:severities
- 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.
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- n. 严重；严格；严厉
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1. A prison sentence should match the severity of the crime.
刑期长短要和罪行轻重一致。
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2. the severity of the problem
问题的严重性
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3. He frowned with mock severity.
他沉下脸来，装出一副严厉的样子。
- severity (n.) late 15c., "austerity or strictness of life," from Middle French severite, from Latin severitas "seriousness, strictness, sternness," from severus "stern, strict, serious," of uncertain origin, probably from PIE root *segh- "to have, hold," on the notion of "steadfastness, toughness." Meaning "strictness in dealing with others" is recorded from 1520s.
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