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单词 harshness
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harshness
noun[U]
uk
/ˈhɑːʃ.nəs/us
/ˈhɑːrʃ.nəs/

harshnessnoun[U](UNKIND)

thequalityof beingunkindorsevere:
严酷；严厉
the harshness of thepunishment惩罚的严厉
The harshness of theCanadianwintertook them bysurprise.加拿大冬天的严酷让他们大吃一惊。
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  • The harshness of thesentenceappearsout ofproportionto thegravityof theoffense.
  • Hisspeechwasstrikingfor the harshness of thecriticismheleveledatcorporateexecutives.
  • Thedepthoffeelingon allsideshas onoccasionsintroducedadegreeof harshness and alackofcharity.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unkind, cruel & unfeeling
  • acerbic
  • acerbity
  • acidly
  • anti-cruelty
  • anti-humanitarian
  • cruelty
  • cutthroat
  • fiendish
  • fiendishness
  • hard-hearted
  • nastiness
  • nasty
  • pitiless
  • pitilessly
  • pitilessness
  • unchristian
  • uncompassionate
  • unfeeling
  • ungenerous
  • ungenerously
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harshnessnoun[U](OF SOUND, LIGHT)

thequalityof being toostrong,bright,loud, etc.:
刺眼；刺耳；过于强烈
Plants around theroomeasedthe harshness of thecolours.房间各处的植物缓和了色彩的刺眼。
Herphotographscapturedperfectlythe harshness of thelightand thedry,barrenlandscapeof thehills.她的照片完美地捕捉到了光线的刺眼和山丘干枯、贫瘠的景色。
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  • He uses the harshness offluorescentlightstoheightenthesenseofdiscomfort.
  • After thewinereceivesmoreair, itlosesitsharshness andbecomessofterandlighter.
  • Clouds ofsmokestillhungover thetownandfilteredsome of the harshness from thelight.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
The qualities of colour
  • brightly
  • brightness
  • colourful
  • colourfully
  • darken
  • darkness
  • dusky
  • flamboyance
  • fluorescent
  • garish
  • harsh
  • lurid
  • non-yellowing
  • pastel
  • prismatic
  • pure
  • riot
  • sombrely
  • violent
  • vivid
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harsh
(Definition ofharshnessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

harshness| American Dictionary

harshness
noun[U]
us
/ˈhɑrʃ·nəs/
thequalityof beingcruelorunkind:
the harshness of thepunishment
thequalityof beingsevereorunpleasant:
We weren’tawareof the harshness ofourcondition.
(Definition ofharshnessfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofharshness

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When convicted, there was only so much they could do to prevent a sentence of exemplaryharshnessand a bitter gaol experience.
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Accounts of the phenomenon consistently emphasize three elements in its conduct: haste,harshnessand extreme insensitivity to local social and ecological concerns.
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In the last century, effective compromises were elaborated to mitigate theharshnessof the market in which work is bought and sold.
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Even though the stagflation crisis hit all developed nations with almost equalharshness, privatization strategies were anything but pervasive.
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Among the dimensions of parenting found to be relevant for child mental health have been warmth, control, effectiveness, consistency, neglect, andharshnessof discipline.
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There was no significant interaction between race andharshnessin any of our regressions.
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In this situation, an increase in # for m fitness and fitness-related traits should be observed with enhanced environmentalharshness.
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However, the mutational variance of fitness-component traits due to non-severe detrimental mutations did not increase with environmentalharshness.
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For rich prisoners theharshnessof prison life could be mitigated.
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The amount of suffering was conceptualized as a combination of the length of the prison term and theharshnessof the prison regime.
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It could also be attractive for groups who felt too exposed to theharshnessof the market.
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But what often renders specific per formance excessive is not some intrinsic, self-explanator yharshness.
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Harshnessand violence seemed to be the norm in their family and personal relationships and ultimately on the streets.
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Some were escaping law or theharshnessof life and livelihood in their places of origin, and these were more prone to shirking and complaining about the routine.
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Unless niche-independent genetic differences in strategy choice are invoked, the viability of the theory depends upon a near zero correlation between environmentalharshnessand pathogen prevalence.
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