stern
adj. 严厉的,严峻的; 坚定的,不动摇的; 严肃的
n. 船尾,艉; 末端; 斯坦恩,英语男子名
Stern words or actions are very severe.
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。
Someone who is stern is very serious and strict.
Her father was stern and hard to please.
她父亲很苛刻,让他满意很难。
The stern of a boat is the back part of it.
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.
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。
1. the rear part of a ship
2. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on;
1. of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect;
2. not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty;
3. severe and unremitting in making demands;
be made of sterner stuff
个性更坚强
the sterner sex
(古)[总称]男性
On the trip Mrs Clinton brought her special envoy on climate change, Todd Stern.
在这次出访中,克林顿夫人将她的气候变化问题的特使托德.斯特恩带在身边.
I've read the book from stem to stern.
这本书我已从头至尾读完.
And there were wishes here, but never prow and stern.
既载人,也载梦想, 但范围出不了船头船尾.
He received a stern rebuke from his superior.
他受到上司的严厉斥责.
How eccentric he is . Under his cold and stern look, hides an enthusiastic heart.
他这个人真是古怪,冷面孔下藏着一颗火热的心.