1. (話(huà)語(yǔ)或行動(dòng))嚴厲的，嚴正的 Stern words or actions are very severe.
e.g. Mr Straw issued a stern warning to those who persist in violence... 斯特勞先生向那些堅持進(jìn)行暴力活動(dòng)的人發(fā)出了嚴正警告。 e.g. He said stern measures would be taken against the killers... 他說(shuō)將嚴懲兇手。
sternly 'We will take the necessary steps,' she said sternly. “我們將采取必要措施，”她厲聲說(shuō)道。
2. (人)嚴厲的，嚴格的，苛刻的 Someone who is stern is very serious and strict.
stern的翻譯
e.g. Her father was stern and hard to please. 她父親很苛刻，讓他滿(mǎn)意很難。
3. 船尾;艉部 from stem to stern The stern of a boat is the back part of it.
stern
4. (人)性格堅強的，堅忍的 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.
e.g. Whoever this woman is, she's made of sterner stuff than I am. 不管這個(gè)女人是誰(shuí)，她都比我堅強。
stern英英釋義
noun
1. the rear part of a ship
Synonym: after partquarterpooptail
2. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
e.g. he deserves a good kick in the butt are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
e.g. an exacting instructor a stern disciplinarian strict standards
Synonym: strictexacting
2. of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor forbidding in aspect
e.g. an austere expression a stern face
Synonym: austere
3. not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
e.g. grim determination grim necessity Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty relentless persecution the stern demands of parenthood