severity

名词 severity:

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

1. The cold has decreased in severity.
   冷空气已经大大减弱。
2. When the ship reached port, it bore abundant evidence of the severity of the storm.
   船抵港时，船上满是受到暴风雨肆虐的痕迹。
3. An unpleasant sensation occurring in varying degrees of severity as a consequence of injury, disease, or emotional disorder.
   疼痛作为伤害、疾病或感情的混乱的结果以各种不同严重程度出现的令人不快的情感
4. At first we didn't realized the severity of her wounds.
   起初我们并没有意识到她的伤口的严重性。
5. Don't speak to the child with severity.
   不要用严厉的口气对孩子说话。