"severe" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 嚴重的
• 嚴厲的

Definition

非常嚴重、強烈或厲害的。它可以形容惡劣天氣、疼痛、損害，也可以形容非常嚴格的規定或反應。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常和 'severe pain'、'severe weather'、'severe damage'、'severe punishment' 搭配。形容人時，常表示嚴格、嚴厲或不太溫和，如 'a severe teacher'、'a severe expression'。在很多語境裡，它比 'bad' 或 'serious' 更強，也更正式。

Examples

He had severe pain in his back.

他背部有**嚴重**疼痛。

The storm caused severe damage to the town.

暴風雨給這個城鎮造成了**嚴重**破壞。

Our school has severe rules about cheating.

我們學校對作弊有**嚴格**規定。

She gave me a severe look and told me to sit down.

她**嚴厲**地看了我一眼，叫我坐下。

The doctor says it isn't life-threatening, but it's still pretty severe.

醫生說這不會危及生命，但情況還是相當**嚴重**。

They issued a warning for severe weather later tonight.

他們發布了今晚晚些時候有**惡劣**天氣的警報。