stern

[stə:n]

adj.严厉的, 严峻的, 苛刻的, 坚决的
n.尾部, 船尾

a.

1. 严格的, 严厉的; 严峻的; 苛刻的

Stern discipline did not achieve the desired result.

严厉的纪律没有得到期望的结果。

2. 坚定的, 不动摇的

Our team made a stern resolve to win.

我们队下定决心取胜。

词形变化

副词: sternly | 形容词比较级: sterner | 形容词最高级: sternest | 名词: sternness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.严厉的

severe  strict  harsh  firm  hard  exacting  austere  stringent  

反义:

a.严格的; 严厉的

gentle  lenient  

英英释义

名词 stern:

the rear part of a ship

同义词：after part, quarter, poop, tail

United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)

同义词：Isaac Stern

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

同义词：buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass

形容词 stern:

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect

同义词：austere

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

同义词：grim, inexorable, relentless, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelenting

severe and unremitting in making demands

同义词：strict, exacting

severely simple

同义词：austere, severe, stark

补充

sternstern[stə:n]adj.1.苛刻的, 严格的They are very stern in their discipline.他们的训练极为严格。2.严肃的, 严厉的

例句

1. Her father was stern and hard to please.他父亲很苛刻, 很难取悦。 2. He called the punishment 'stern, harsh and quick'.他称这次处罚是“严苛、严厉和迅速的”。 3. I'll give them a stern lecture about this dangerous activity.对于这次危险的行动我会严厉训斥他们一顿。 4. He said stern measures would be taken against the killers.他说将严惩凶手。 5. I was quite stern with Margaret.我对玛格丽特相当严厉。 6. He motivated his players through a mixture of stern demands and affection.他一方面严格要求, 一方面又给予关爱, 以此来激励运动员。 7. His expression stern, Michael shook his head.迈克尔表情严峻, 摇了摇头。 8. Her face wore a stern, implacable expression.她一脸深仇大恨的冷峻表情。 9. Michael gave the dog a stern look.迈克尔狠狠瞪了那只狗一眼。 10. This woman is made of sterner stuff than I am.这个女人比我坚强。 11. She seated herself in the stern.她在船尾处坐下来。 12. a smile transformed his stern face.一个笑容改变了他那严肃的脸庞。 13. Mama looked stern.妈妈看上去很严肃。 14. stern measures to restrict vehicle growth.限制车辆增加的严厉措施。 15. the past year has been a stern test of the ability of British industry.过去的一年是对英国工业能力的一个严峻考验。 16. whereas James was deeply wounded by the failure, George was made of sterner stuff.尽管詹姆斯由于失败而受到很深的伤害，但是乔治的个性却更坚强了。 17. he stood at the stern of the yacht.他站在游艇的尾部。 18. my stern can't take too much sun.我的臀部晒再多的太阳都没事。 19. a square-sterned vessel一艘尾部是方形的船。 20. a stern expression/warning严肃的表情；严厉的警告 21. a stern judge严肃的法官 22. a stern warning严厉的警告 23. He gave me a stern look.他很不满意地瞪了我一眼。 24. stern determination/resolve坚定的决心 25. "Another woman would have broken down, but she is made of sterner stuff."换成别的女人早就崩溃了，但她刚强不屈。 26. "“No running in the house,” he said sternly."他厉声说道：“不许在屋里乱跑。”