severe
英 [s?'v??]
美[s?'v?r]
- adj. 嚴(yán)峻的；嚴(yán)厲的；劇烈的；苛刻的
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詞態(tài)變化
比較級(jí):?severer;最高級(jí):?severest;副詞:?severely;名詞:?severity;
中文詞源
severe 嚴(yán)重的，嚴(yán)厲的，困難的
來自拉丁語 severus,嚴(yán)重的，嚴(yán)厲的，困難的，可能異化自拉丁語 serius,重的，詞源同 serious. 引申諸相關(guān)詞義。
英文詞源
- severe
- severe: [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 ‘a(chǎn)ssert earnestly’.
=> asseveration - severe (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.
雙語例句
- 1. We are in one of the most severe recessions in modern times.
- 我們正在經(jīng)歷現(xiàn)代最嚴(yán)重的一段經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I got a severe telling off for not phoning him.
- 我因?yàn)闆]給他打電話，被狠狠訓(xùn)斥了一頓。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. She had quite severe bruising and a cut lip.
- 她身上有嚴(yán)重的淤傷，嘴唇也破了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. In severe cases, the skin can crack and weep.
- 在惡劣的條件下，皮膚可能會(huì)開裂并流膿。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. She continued to have severe stomach cramps, aches, fatigue, and depression.
- 她仍然患有嚴(yán)重的胃痙攣，感覺疼痛、疲乏、抑郁。
來自柯林斯例句