| 单词 | abruptness |
| 释义 | abruptness (once / 4827 pages) 1n 2n 3n The quality of abruptness is an almost rude bluntness or suddenness. When you act with abruptness, you do something quickly, with no warning or consideration of how other people feel about it. Friends will comment on your abruptness if you suddenly walk away from them in the middle of a conversation. If your favorite restaurant is unexpectedly shut down one day, with a sign saying "out of business," you'll wonder at the abruptness of its closing. The word at the heart of abruptness is the adjective abrupt — and it is rooted in the Latin word abruptus, which means "broken off or disconnected." WORD FAMILYabruptness: abruptnesses+/abrupt: abruptedly, abrupter, abruptest, abruptly, abruptness USAGE EXAMPLESThe six dancers, all clad in white, flit from one pose to another with cool, staccato abruptness. Washington Post(Oct 16, 2016) At the time Wells was in her early 20s; the age difference, as well as the abruptness of his proposition, shocked her. The Guardian(Oct 14, 2016) In fact, the abruptness—and seeming arbitrariness—of the decision raised questions about U.S. Slate(Aug 25, 2016) 1 n the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning 2Syn|Hyper precipitance, precipitancy, precipitateness, precipitousness, suddenness haste, hastiness, hurriedness, hurry, precipitation overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) n an abrupt discourteous manner 3Syn|Hyper brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness discourtesy, rudeness a manner that is rude and insulting n the property possessed by a slope that is very steep Syn|Ant|Hyper precipitousness, steepness gentleness, gradualness the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual gradient, slope the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal |
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