“极端性”常见的英文表达有 extremity 或 extremeness。
extremity:侧重于表示事物达到极端的程度、状态,或处于极端的境地,也可指身体的末端(如手、脚等),在描述抽象概念的极端性时较为常用。例如:The extremity of the weather conditions caused a lot of damage.(极端天气状况造成了大量破坏 。)
extremeness:更强调极端程度的特质,突出“极端”这一特性本身。例如:We were shocked by the extremeness of his views.(我们对他观点的极端性感到震惊 。)