stern

英[stɜːn] 美[stɜːrn]
  • adj. 严厉的；严峻的；苛刻的；坚决的
  • n. 尾部；船尾
sternly sterner sternest sternness
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星级词汇:
  • steadfastly adv.固定地；坚定地；不变地；不动摇地

详细释义

    adj. (形容词)
    1. 苛刻的
    2. （目光）严峻的
    3. 严厉的
    4. 严格的
    5. 坚定的
    6. 要求别人服从的
    7. 难对付的
    8. 性格十分坚强的
    9. 有很大的毅力
    10. 粗暴的
    11. 严肃的
    12. 尊严的
    13. 绷紧的
    14. 可怕的
    15. 冷酷的
    16. 冷森森的
    17. 不动摇的
    18. 坚决的
    n. (名词)
    1. 船尾
    2. 尾部
    3. 艉
    4. 臀部
    5. 尾巴
    6. 【徽章】狼尾
    7. 后部
    8. 艄
    9. 斯德因
    10. 末端
    11. 臀
    12. 斯特恩
    adj. (形容词)
    1. 苛刻的，严格的 showing firmness and severity
    2. 严肃的，严厉的 showing displeasure or disapproval

英英释义

Noun:
  1. the rear part of a ship

  2. United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)

  3. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on;

    "he deserves a good kick in the butt"
    "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

Adjective:
  1. of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect;

    "an austere expression"
    "a stern face"

  2. not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty;

    "grim determination"
    "grim necessity"
    "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"
    "relentless persecution"
    "the stern demands of parenthood"

  3. severe and unremitting in making demands;

    "an exacting instructor"
    "a stern disciplinarian"
    "strict standards"

  4. severely simple;

    "a stark interior"

双语例句

1. He was a stern critic but an extremely kindly man.
他是个苛刻的批评家，但却是个非常善良的人。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The tug crossed our stern not fifty yards away.
拖船擦着我们的船尾开了过去，距离不到50码。

来自柯林斯例句

3. We remember our mother's stern instructions not to boast.
我们谨记母亲不许我们在人前炫耀的严厉教诲。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Mr Straw issued a stern warning to those who persist in violence.
斯特劳先生向那些坚持进行暴力活动的人发出了严正警告。

来自柯林斯例句

5. In showing contempt for the heavyweight championship Douglas offended a stern code.
道格拉斯藐视重量级拳王称号的行为违背了严格的准则。

来自柯林斯例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. He received a stern rebuke from his superior.
      他受到上司的严厉斥责。
    2. She had a stern father who never praised her.
      她父亲很严厉，他从来没有表扬过她。
    3. The teacher's stern look reduced him to silence.
      教师神情严肃，他便静了下来。
    4. He came close to the painter and looked steadfastly into his stern eyes.
      他走近画家,并且死死地盯着他那目光严峻的眼睛。
    5. He wasn't a stern man, in spite of his lack of humor.
      尽管他缺少幽默感,但他不是一个苛刻的人。
    6. The Central Committee has waged a stern and continuous struggle against this deviation.
      党中央对于这种偏向，进行了不断的坚决的斗争。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Move your stern, I want to sit down.
      你把屁股挪一挪，我想坐下。
    2. She seated herself in the stern.
      她坐进了船尾。
    3. The liner has been refitted from stem to stern.
      那艘班轮已经全面整修。
    用作形容词 (adj.)
    用作定语 ～+ n.
    1. Stern discipline did not achieve the desired result.
      严格的纪律没有得到期望的结果。
    2. The judge was a stern,unapproachable man.
      那位法官是个严肃、难以接近的人。
    3. A smile relaxed his stern mouth.
      他一笑就使他那严峻的面孔舒展了。

用法讲解

adj. (形容词)
stern, severe, strict
  • 这组词的共同意思是“严格的”或“严厉的”。它们之间的区别是：
  • 1.strict通常用于指对人的行为要求符合规范,一般译为“严格的”; severe多指由于客观需要而不能轻易改变规则和要求,含有冷酷无情之义,一般译为“严厉的”; stern则含有坚定不可动摇之义,多由人的性格所决定,一般译为“严谨的”。试比较：
  • She was very strict on discipline.
  • 她严格遵守纪律。
  • She is a severe judge.
  • 她是个严厉的法官。
  • Father's face wore a stern expression.
  • 父亲面色严峻。
  • 2.在语气上, severe最重, stern次之, strict则相对较轻。

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