英 [ˈstɜːnnəs] 美 [ˈstɜːrnnəs]
n. 严厉;严格
the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding
the sternness of his surroundings made him uncomfortable
uncompromising resolution
同义词: strictness
... sternmost 非常后面的 sternness 严格 sternpost 船尾材 ...
Your eyes show sternness, but more kindness and care.
您的眼神看起来很严厉,但更多的是仁慈和关心。
They were awed into silence by the sternness of her voice.
她严厉的声音把他们吓得鸦雀无声。
Her demeanor changed completely and her sternness melted away.
工作人员的态度完全变了,严厉的神情消失了。
Milton can allow himself a literary indulgence in the rich sensuality of this passage because he has mastered the dread voice, he has mastered the fatherly sternness of Saint Peter.
他能够允许自己沉溺于这种丰富的感官享受中,因为他已经能够掌控了这种恐怖的声音,他能够处理圣彼得的父亲般的严厉。
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Is he saddened by his own reputation for sternness, or has he just seen the gardening bills for his country estate?
Mr Obama's greater sternness towards Israel is for the general good including Israel's.