harsh

harsh
adjective
  1. unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses
    刺耳的，刺目的，刺鼻的
    drenched in a harsh white neon light.
    笼罩在一片刺目的亮白霓虹灯光之下。
    harsh guttural shouts.
    刺耳的喊叫声。
  2. cruel or severe
    残酷的，严厉的
    a time of harsh military discipline.
    严格执行军纪的时期。
    ■(of a climate or conditions) difficult to survive in; hostile
    （气候，生活条件）难以生存于其中的，严酷的
    the harsh environment of the desert.
    沙漠的严酷环境。
    ■(of reality or a fact) grim and unpalatable
    （现实，事实）残酷的，不愉快的
    the harsh realities of the world news.
    国际新闻中所反映的残酷现实。
    ■having an undesirably strong effect
    效果太强的，太厉害的
    she finds soap too harsh and drying.
    她发现肥皂过于刺激与干性了。
派生
harshen
verb
harshly
adverb
harshness
noun
语源
  1. middle English: from middle Low German harsch 'rough', literally hairy, from haer 'hair'
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