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stiffness

英 ['stɪfnɪs] 美['stɪfnɪs]
  • n. 僵硬;坚硬;不自然;顽固

英英释意


1. the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
2. the property of moving with pain or difficulty;
"he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck"
3. the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
4. excessive sternness;
"severity of character"
"the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"
"the rigors of boot camp"