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stern是什么意思

stern

英[stɜːn] 美[stɜːrn]

复数：sterns;

比较级：sterner;

最高级：sternest;

副词：sternly;

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be made of sterner stuff
have a stronger character and be more able to overcome problems than others 个性更坚强
the sterner sex
(archaic)men regarded collectively and in contrast to women (古)［总称］男性

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ADJ-GRADED

(话语或行动)严厉的，严正的

Stern words or actions are very severe.
例句
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。 He said stern measures would be taken against the killers... 他说将严惩凶手。
ADJ-GRADED

(人)严厉的，严格的，苛刻的

Someone who is stern is very serious and strict.
例句
Her father was stern and hard to please. 她父亲很苛刻，让他满意很难。
N-COUNT

船尾;艉部 from stem to stern

The stern of a boat is the back part of it.
PHRASE

(人)性格坚强的，坚忍的

If you say that someone is made of sterner stuff, you mean that they have a strong personality and are capable of overcoming difficulties and problems.
例句
Whoever this woman is, she's made of sterner stuff than I am. 不管这个女人是谁，她都比我坚强。

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英英词典释义

Noun
1. the rear part of a ship
2. 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"

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