名詞 severity:

1. used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
   同義詞：badness, severeness
2. something hard to endure
   同義詞：asperity, grimness, hardship, rigor, rigour, severeness, rigorousness, rigourousness
3. extreme plainness
   同義詞：austereness, severeness
4. excessive sternness
   同義詞：severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffness

1. The cold has decreased in severity.
   冷空氣已經(jīng)大大減弱。
2. When the ship reached port, it bore abundant evidence of the severity of the storm.
   船抵港時，船上滿是受到暴風(fēng)雨肆虐的痕跡。
3. An unpleasant sensation occurring in varying degrees of severity as a consequence of injury, disease, or emotional disorder.
   疼痛作為傷害、疾病或感情的混亂的結(jié)果以各種不同嚴(yán)重程度出現(xiàn)的令人不快的情感
4. At first we didn't realized the severity of her wounds.
   起初我們并沒有意識到她的傷口的嚴(yán)重性。
5. Don't speak to the child with severity.
   不要用嚴(yán)厲的口氣對孩子說話。