sterner
stern(嚴厲的,嚴峻的)的比較級形式
Stern words or actions are very severe.
Mr Straw issued a stern warning to those who persist in violence...
斯特勞先生向那些堅持進行暴力活動的人發出了嚴正警告。
He said stern measures would be taken against the killers...
他說將嚴懲兇手。
Someone who is stern is very serious and strict.
Her father was stern and hard to please.
她父親很苛刻,讓他滿意很難。
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.
不管這個女人是誰,她都比我堅強。
Haldeman was made of sterner stuff.
霍爾德曼的性格要更加堅強.