"harsh" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 嚴厲的
• 惡劣的
• 刺耳的

Definition

如果某事物是harsh，表示它強烈、嚴厲或粗糙到讓人不舒服。它可以形容批評、規則、天氣、光線、聲音或生活條件。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常見搭配有 'harsh words', 'harsh criticism', 'harsh weather', 'harsh light' 和 'harsh reality'。用於人時，通常指說話或評判方式很嚴厲，不只是表面粗糙。不要和 'hard' 混淆：'hard' 更廣泛，而 'harsh' 往往帶有負面的「過於嚴厲或讓人不舒服」的感覺。

Examples

The teacher was harsh with the noisy students.

老師對那些吵鬧的學生很**嚴厲**。

Winter is harsh in that mountain town.

那個山城的冬天很**惡劣**。

The bathroom light is too harsh.

浴室的燈光太**刺眼**了。

His email sounded a little harsh, but I don't think he meant to offend anyone.

他的郵件語氣聽起來有點**生硬**，但我覺得他不是故意冒犯任何人。

That's a bit harsh — she was only trying to help.

這話有點太**刻薄**了——她只是想幫忙。

The movie shows the harsh reality of life after the war.

這部電影展現了戰後生活的**殘酷**現實。