知识扩展
易混词辨析
severity、severity)、seriousness、strictness
1. severity:名词①“严重程度(疾病、灾害、问题的严重)”(如 severity of the illness 疾病的严重程度、severity of the storm 风暴的严重程度);②“严厉(惩罚、态度的严格)”(如 severity of the punishment 惩罚的严厉、severity of his attitude 他态度的严厉);
2. severe:形容词 “严重的;严厉的”(如 severe illness 重病、severe punishment 严厉惩罚),是 severity 的形容词形式;
3. seriousness:“严重程度(通用,如问题、情况)”(如 seriousness of the problem 问题的严重程度、seriousness of the situation 情况的严重),比 severity 更口语,无 “严厉” 含义;
4. strictness:“严厉(规则、人的要求严格)”(如 strictness of the rules 规则的严格、strictness of the teacher 老师的严厉),比 severity 的 “严厉” 更侧重 “规则或要求”,severity 可指 “态度或惩罚”。
词组短语
disease severity疾病严重度;发病度;