grimness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈɡrɪm.nəs/ us/ˈɡrɪm.nəs/
(WITHOUT HOPE)
严峻，绝望
the feeling or state of having no hope
NBC's reporter noted the grimness of the rescue effort. NBC的记者注意到了救援工作的严峻性。
I make a comment today about the grimness of our outlook. 今天我要谈谈我们前景的严峻性。
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- He was smiling but with such grimness that she began to regret her decision to come.
- I'm also struck by the grimness in people's faces.
(SERIOUSNESS)
严厉，坚定
seriousness and determination
There was a brisk grimness in the way he spoke. 他说起话来简短严厉。
She noticed the grimness about his mouth. 她注意到他说话时的阴冷腔调。
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- She saw the pinched look around his mouth, the grimness in his eyes.
- There was a grimness about his words that vaguely unsettled me.
(UGLINESS)
狰狞，丑陋，冷酷
the quality of being ugly or unpleasant, or not enjoyable
an oil town of unrelenting grimness 一个冷酷无情的石油小镇
The years had not tamed the wildness, or softened the grimness, of her appearance. 岁月并不曾驯服她的野性，也不曾让她那粗糙的外形变得柔和。
Synonyms: barrennessbleaknessdesolation (EMPTINESS)starkness
See: grim
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- His film traces the evolution of the celebrated Manchester band, while depicting the grimness of Seventies Britain.
- the grimness of life for the unemployed in the slums
- The other thing that struck her was the oppressive grimness of his surroundings.