severe: [16] Severe is a descendant, via Old French severe, of Latin sevērus, a word of uncertain origin. English asseveration ‘firm declaration’ [16] comes from its Latin derivative asseverāre ‘assert earnestly’. => asseveration
severe (adj.)
1540s, from Middle French severe (12c., Modern French sévère) or directly from Latin severus "serious, grave, strict, austere" (see severity). From 1660s with reference to styles or tastes; from 1725 of diseases.
例文
1. We are in one of the most severe recessions in modern times.
現代で最も深刻な不況を経験しています。
2.I got a severe telling off for not phoning him.
私は彼に電話をかけなかったので、ひどく叱られました。
3.She had quite severe bruising and a cut lip.
彼女は体にひどいあざがあり、唇も破れた。
4.In severe cases,the skin can crack and weep.
劣悪な条件下では、皮膚が裂けて膿が出る可能性があります。/
5.She continued to have severe stomach cramps,aches,fatigue,and depression.