harsh
/hɑːʃ/adjective
1
- unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses刺耳的, 刺目的, 刺鼻的：
drenched in a harsh white neon light
笼罩在一片刺目的亮白霓虹灯光之下
harsh guttural shouts.
刺耳的喊叫声。
2
- cruel or severe残酷的, 严厉的：
a time of harsh military discipline.
严格执行军纪的时期。
2.1
- (of a climate or conditions) difficult to survive in; hostile（气候, 生活条件）难以生存于其中的, 严酷的：
the harsh environment of the desert.
沙漠的严酷环境。
2.2
- (of reality or a fact) grim and unpalatable（现实, 事实）残酷的, 不愉快的：
the harsh realities of the world news.
国际新闻中所反映的残酷现实。
2.3
- having an undesirably strong effect效果太强的, 太厉害的：
she finds soap too harsh and drying.
她发现肥皂过于刺激与干性了。
派生词
harshen
verbharshly
adverbharshness
noun词源
Middle English: from Middle Low German harsch 'rough', literally hairy, from haer 'hair'.