rawness
UK/ˈrɔːnəs/US/'rɒ:nis/
A2
Definitions
n.
The state of being raw, unrefined, or painfully exposed.
生涩；原始状态；赤裸的真实。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedrawrough, raw, primitive
+
-nessstate, quality
=rawness
raw + -ness (state) = 'the quality of being raw' — in any of raw's senses, from inexperience to exposed emotion. See raw.
Common Collocations
- 1.emotional rawness情感上的赤裸真实
- 2.rawness of experience经验的匮乏生涩
- 3.rawness of the air空气的湿冷刺骨
Example Sentences
- 1.
The poem's power comes from its emotional rawness.
- 2.
There was a rawness to the new band's sound.