To speak in a harsh tone and with a severe expression; to address someone sternly.
经理对团队成员拖延项目进度的行为声色俱厉地提出了警告。
The manager sternly warned the team members about the delay in the project's progress, speaking with a harsh voice and a severe expression.
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Ancient
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During the Tang Dynasty, after the death of his father, the Hanlin academician Wei Shou, his son Wei Wen entered officialdom. He always remembered his father's dying instruction not to become a Hanlin academician.
Emperor Wenzong of Tang greatly appreciated Wei Wen's talent and decided to appoint him as a Hanlin academician, but Wei Wen repeatedly refused to accept the position.
Emperor Wenzong, with a harsh voice and stern expression, questioned him fiercely as to why. Wei Wen then had no choice but to confess that it was his father's will, which he found difficult to disobey.
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