
Harsh: cruel, severe and unkind 殘酷的;嚴酷的;嚴厲的
The punishment was harsh and unfair.
處罰很重而且不公平。
The minister received some harsh criticism.
部長受到了嚴厲的批評。
the harsh treatment of slaves
對奴隸的虐待
He regretted his harsh words.
他對自己的刻薄言辭感到后悔。
We had to face up to the harsh realities of life sooner or later.
我們遲早都得正視生活的嚴酷現實。
Selfish: caring only about yourself rather than about other people 自私的
selfish behaviour/demands
自私的行為╱要求
Do you think I'm being selfish by not letting her go?
你覺得我不讓她走是自私嗎?
What a selfish thing to do!
這樣做,多么自私!
It was selfish of him to leave all the work to you.
他把所有的工作都推給你,真是自私。
Understanding: showing sympathy for other people's problems and being willing to forgive them when they do sth wrong 善解人意的;富有同情心的;體諒人的
She has very understanding parents.
她的父母對她非常寬容。
Trivial: not important or serious; not worth considering 不重要的;瑣碎的;微不足道的
a trivial detail/matter/problem
細枝末節;瑣碎小事;無關緊要的問題
I know it sounds trivial, but I'm worried about it.
我知道這事聽起來微不足道,但我還是放心不下。
I'll try to fix it ─ but it's not trivial(= it may be difficult to fix).
我要設法修好,不過也不是輕易就能修好的。