inclemency
noun [ C or U ] formal uk/ɪnˈklem.ən.si/ us/ɪnˈklem.ən.si/
恶劣天气
the quality in weather of being unpleasant, especially with cold wind and rain
The house offered a little protection from the inclemency of the weather. 这所房子在恶劣的天气里提供了一点保护。
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- Owing to the inclemency of the weather the audience was very small.
- Men were forced to stand for hours and days at a time, exposed to the inclemencies of the weather as well as to the jeers and taunts of their fellows.
- We can create beautiful gardens, despite the inclemency of our seasons.
- They return famished with hunger, exposed to the inclemencies of the sky.
- Given the inclemency of our climate, most people would consider nut farming a lost cause.