severe

形容词 adj.
/sɪˈvɪə/    /sɪˈvɪɹ/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Very bad or intense.
    — In the severer cases of hookworm the patient sometimes has an appetite for soil, paper, hair, clay, chalk, starch, and other unpalatables.
  2. Strict or harsh.
    — a severe taskmaster
  3. Sober, plain in appearance, austere.
    — a severe old maiden aunt

词形变化

severer comparative more severe comparative severest superlative most severe superlative

词源

From Middle French, from Latin severus (“severe, serious, grave in demeanor”).
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