grimness

基本解释

The grimness of the longterm economic outlook is one reason. The fact that a complete overhaul of banking regulation is now really starting to bite is another.
但这次经济低迷很可能会旷日持久，一个原因是长期经济展望结果惨淡，另一个原因就是正在上演的银行业监管大改革。
Greece stands out for the size of its debt stock, the scale of its budget deficit and the grimness of its growth prospects given high domestic costs and an inability to devalue.
希腊债务的规模、预算赤字的比例、以及导因于高国内生产成本和无货币贬值能力的严峻成长远景，都使这个国家十分显眼。
This is not because the economy will improve it is because the grimness itself will bring on a sounder and altogether more realistic approach to work.
这不是因为经济形势将得到改善，而是因为这一严峻形势本身将促成更健康、和总体上更实际的工作态度。

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