🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

严重性

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yánzhòng xìng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Severity/səˈvɛr.ə.ti/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"我们必须认识到这个问题的严重性。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The fact or condition of being severe; sternness, harshness, or gravity.

    "The judge considered the severity of the crime before sentencing."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin word 'severitas', meaning sternness or seriousness, stemming from 'severus' (strict, grave). It entered Middle English via Old French in the 15th century, initially denoting harshness of temper or punishment before broadening to describe the intensity of conditions.

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