n.[U]

1. 嚴格；嚴厲；嚴重；嚴酷
   The severeness of the winter made her weaker.

   冬天的嚴酷使她身體更加虛弱。

2. 樸素，簡潔
   She was admired for the severeness of her beauty.

   她因為樸素的美而受到羨慕。

3. 嚴謹，精確
   The scholar was rewarded for the severeness of his research.

   這位學者因為研究的嚴謹而受到獎勵。