rigour

英 [ˈrɪɡə(r)]

美 [ˈrɪɡər]

n. 谨慎; 缜密; 严谨; 严格; 严厉; 艰苦; 严酷

复数：rigours　

Collins.1 / BNC.9776

牛津词典

noun

谨慎；缜密；严谨
the fact of being careful and paying great attention to detail
1. academic/intellectual/scientific, etc. rigour
  学术、思想、科学等方面的严谨
严格；严厉
the fact of being strict or severe
1. This crime must be treated with the full rigour of the law.
  这一罪行必须严格依法审理。
艰苦；严酷
the difficulties and unpleasant conditions of sth
1. The plants were unable to withstand the rigours of a harsh winter.
  这些植物经受不住严冬的考验。

in AM, use 美国英语用 rigor

N-PLURAL 困难;艰苦;严苛;严峻
If you refer tothe rigours ofan activity or job, you mean the difficult, demanding, or unpleasant things that are associated with it.
1. He found the rigours of the tour too demanding.
  他发现这次旅行非常艰苦。
2. ...the rigours of childbirth.
  分娩的艰辛
N-UNCOUNT 严格;严密;缜密
If something is done withrigour, it is done in a strict, thorough way.
1. The new current affairs series promises to address challenging issues with freshness and rigour.
  新的时事系列节目承诺以全新的视角和严谨的态度谈论有挑战性的问题。

noun

excessive sternness
1. severity of character
2. the harshness of his punishment was inhuman
3. the rigors of boot camp
Synonym:severityseverenessharshnessrigorrigorousnessrigourousnessinclemencyhardnessstiffness
something hard to endure
1. the asperity of northern winters
Synonym:asperitygrimnesshardshiprigorseverityseverenessrigorousnessrigourousness
the quality of being valid and rigorous
Synonym:cogencyvalidityrigor

She was punished with unusual rigour.
她受到了不同寻常的严厉惩罚。
He deserves to be punished with the full rigour of the law.
他应受到法律最严厉的惩罚。
It will challenge the students with a different kind of rigour, he says.
他表示，这对于学生来说，是一种不同的严格作风的挑战。
There is a need for academic rigour in approaching this problem.
处理这个问题需要学术上的严谨。
Our derivation lacks rigour in this regard.
我们的推导在这方面是不严格的。
The academic rigour of his lectures is fortunately tempered with wit.
幸好他的讲座学术上严谨，语言上妙趣横生。
He found the rigours of the tour too demanding.
他发现这次旅行非常艰苦。
How can we achieve scientific rigour in evaluation of health system interventions?
我们怎样才能实现科学严谨的评价保健系统的干预？
The new sheriff decided to enforce the law with rigour.
新警长决定严厉执法。
Such rigour and relative clarity is rare.
类似这样的严谨和相对的明确实属罕见。