grimness

['grimnis]
  • n. 嚴峻；嚴格；無情
中低頻詞

詞態(tài)變化

副詞:?grimly;形容詞:?grim;

英文詞源

grimness (n.)
Old English grimnes "ferocity, cruelty;" see grim (adj.) + -ness.

雙語例句

1. Her sister carried with her most of the grimness of shift and toil.
她姐姐身上還帶著艱辛操勞的痕跡.

來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹

2. In 1935, to conjure away the grimness of mass unemployment and the threat of Hitler.
1935年的巡幸, 則是為了驅(qū)散大規(guī)模失業(yè)的陰霾與希特勒的威脅.

來自名作英譯部分

3. Oh, the grimness and the terror of this plan! Could he really execute it?
啊, 這個計劃多么猙獰可怕啊! 他真能實現(xiàn) 嗎 ?

來自辭典例句