" To be harsh" (harsh) is similar to being mean or critical – to say rude things about other people.

“” （）类似于薄或批评——对别人说粗鲁的。

Not harsh in manners or judgment, rather liberal and open-minded, they were still as a body the most formidable critics one would care to meet, in a long life exposed to criticism.

他在举止或判断上并，而是相当开明和开放，作为一个整体，他仍然是人愿意在漫长的批评中遇到的最可怕的批评家。