rigour

n.
1. harshness,austerity,strictness 苛刻，严峻，严格。
△Lr.5.1. 22: “the rigour of our state”，i.e. theharshness of our rule. 我们的苛政。
△Rom.5.3.269:“Unto the rigour of severest law.” i.e. according tothe strictness of the letter of the law. 按照法律条文的严
格规定。
2. violence,severity,fierceness狂暴，猛烈，凶猛。
△1H.VI.5.5.5:“And,like as rigour of tempestuous
gusts / Provokes the mightiest hulk against the tide，”正像阵阵猛烈的风暴把一艘巨大的船推向狂涛怒浪。
3. relentless severity,cruelty,ferocity严酷无情，残忍，凶恶。
△2H.vi.
1.3.199 (196): “Let him have all therigour of the law.” 让他受到法律的一切严厉惩罚。
△3H. VI. 2. 1. 126: “Or more than common fear ofClifford’s rigour，”或者由于对克利福的残忍性格的过分恐惧。