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語源

From 中期英語 rigoresnes, rigoresnesse, rigorousenes, equivalent to rigorous +‎ -ness.

名詞

rigorousness (usually uncountable, plural rigorousnesses)

1. The property of being rigorous, strictness.
   • 2020, Eley Williams, The Liarʼs Dictionary, William Heinemann, page 13:

     Not the first nor the best and certainly not the most famous dictionary of the English language, Swansby’s has always been a poor shadow of its competitors as a work of reference – from the first printed edition in 1930 to today it has nowhere near the success nor rigorousness of Britannica and the Oxford English Dictionary.

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