harshness 

英汉解释

n. 严肃；刺耳；粗糙的事物

同义词

n. abrasiveness，cruelness，hardness，roughness

参考例句

1. His voice is harshness.
他的声音刺耳。
2. For all its harshness and irrationality, it is the only world we've got.
尽管它严酷而又不合理，它终究是我们具有的唯一的世界。
3. The transition from the terminal's warm snugness to the harshness of the night outside was startling.
从温暖舒适的机场大楼进入室外的风雪之夜，真是触目惊心的转变。

英英解释

n.
  1. the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
  2. the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses
  3. the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
  4. excessive sternness

网络释义

harshness
粗鲁态度; 粗糙的事物, 严肃, 刺耳; 严肃; 粗糙的事物;
respiratory harshness
释义：呼吸音粗糙;
to oppose each other with equal harshness
针锋相对;