n. (pl.) extremely harsh circumstances,extremely difficult condition,dreadful plight嚴(yán)酷環(huán)境.艱難狀況，可怕處境。 △Rom.2.Cho.14:“Tempering extremities with extreme sweet.” i.e. relieving their ex-tremely difficult circumstances with the great sweetness of love. 減輕極端的困苦，自有極端的甘甜。