harshly ·adverb
Definition: in a harsh way Level: C2
我认为她被对待得相当严厉。
I thought she'd been treated rather ___harshly.
公共电视因加入私营电视台的商业潮流并瞄准广大观众而受到严厉批评，而不是呈现更高质量、更有雄心的节目。
The public television is ___harshly criticised for joining the commercial flow of the private stations and targeting large audiences, instead of presenting more ambitious programmes of high quality.
法官在案件中裁决严厉，判处了最高刑罚。
The judge ruled ___harshly in the case, imposing the maximum sentence.