starkness
n. 严厉; 质朴无华; 严酷; 明显(stark的名词形式)
1. an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation
The starkness of their living conditions shocked him.
他们的生活条件一无所有,他感到十分震惊.
Painterly and evocative of wind and cold, beauty of the starkness of the buildings'perseverance.
如画般的,引人共鸣和遐想的风和寒冷.建筑所饱含的令人惊异的美.
The starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections.
他在正义和公平之间所表现的明显反差对许多不同意见是坦率的.