sternly
🇺🇸
/ˈstɜːrnli/
🇬🇧
/ˈstɜːnli/
adverb
R
in a strict and serious manner
The teacher spoke sternly to the students when they were being noisy.
老師嚴厲地對鬧騰的學生說話。
R
in a tough or challenging way
The team was sternly tested by their opponents.
這支隊伍被對手嚴厲地考驗了。
translation
嚴厲地, 嚴峻地