stern
🇺🇸
/stɜːrn/
🇬🇧
/stɜːn/
adjective
R
serious and strict, expecting others to obey
The teacher gave a stern warning to the students.
老師給了學生們一個嚴厲的警告。
R
serious and difficult to deal with
We faced stern challenges in the competition.
我們在比賽中面臨著嚴峻的挑戰。
noun
R
the back part of a ship or boat
The captain stood at the stern of the ship.
船長站在船尾。
translation
嚴厲的, 嚴峻的
船尾
詞形變化
Comparative
sterner
Superlative
sternest
Plural
sterns