harshness
翻译
严酷, 苛刻, 粗糙
例句
The harshness of the winter was unexpected.
冬天的严酷是意料之外的。
I was surprised by the harshness of his words.
我对他话语的苛刻感到惊讶。
语法模式
the harshness of (sth.) （某事）的严酷 The harshness of the punishment was debated.
近义词
同义词: severity (严酷), austerity (严峻); 反义词: gentleness (温柔), mildness (温和)
词源
源自形容词 'harsh' + 后缀 '-ness'，该后缀用于构成表示状态或性质的名词。
记忆技巧
后缀 '-ness' 将形容词 'harsh' 变成一个名词，描述“严酷”这种性质。