英[stɜːn]美[stɜːrn]
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词源记忆法
先说steer（驾驶；掌舵），源自词根sta-“直立”。单词中的st-、sta-等常有“直立”之义，如stand（站），statue（雕像），stereo（立体声）等，steer原指用于驾船的直立的舵。stern与之同源，经了解，大型货船的驾驶室大多位于尾部。
adjective(形容词)noun(名词)
双解例句
adjective(形容词)noun(名词)
小知识
You know when you've done something really wrong, and the person who gets you in trouble has that unforgiving look on his face? The best word for that look is stern, meaning “strict” or “severe.”
Stern, strict, severe, harsh, unforgiving — they all more or less mean the same thing, which is very tough and exacting, with a little helping of seriousness thrown in for good measure. What does this have to do with the stern of a boat, also known as the rear area? Um, nothing? But it's good to know about that meaning too, since it could come in handy some day when you're giving directions on a ship.
实用短语
常用短语
单词用法
词语辨析
stern，severe，strict。这组词共同的意思是“严格的”或“严厉的”。它们之间的区别是：1.strict通常用于指对人的行为要求符合规范，一般译为“严格的”；severe多指由于客观需要而不能轻易改变规则和要求，含有冷酷无情之义，一般译为“严厉的”；stern则含有坚定不可动摇之义，多由人的性格所决定，一般译为“严谨的”。试比较：She was very strict on discipline.她严格遵守纪律。She is a severe judge.她是个严厉的法官。Father's face wore a stern expression父亲面色严峻。2.在语气上，severe最重，stern次之，strict则相对较轻。