Word · Frequency #18410
starkly
严峻地；冷峻地
核心释义
in a stark manner; in a way that is plain, severe, or harsh
- 1.
鲜明地；形成强烈对比地。
In a stark manner; with great contrast.
鲜明地；分明地；直率地；赤裸裸地；鲜明地；形成强烈对比地。；完全；分明地
用法In use
The white church stands starkly against the dark storm clouds.
用法提示：starkly 修饰 stands，表示‘鲜明地、分明地’，强调强烈的视觉对比。
She admitted starkly that she had made a serious mistake.
用法提示：starkly 修饰 admitted，表示‘直率地、不加掩饰地’，说明说话方式直截了当。
The room was starkly furnished with only a bed and a wooden chair.
用法提示：starkly 修饰 furnished，表示‘简陋地、朴素地’，强调陈设简单到近乎空荡。
starkly + adj
starkly 修饰形容词时，强调程度完全或异常明显。
The two approaches are starkly different.
这两种方法截然不同。
stand out starkly against sth
该结构强调事物在背景衬托下轮廓或对比十分鲜明。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- starkly different
- 截然不同；形成鲜明对比
- The two candidates have starkly different views on education.这两位候选人对教育的看法截然不同。
- starkly simple
- 极其简朴；简洁得惊人
- The room was starkly simple, with only a bed and a chair.房间里极其简朴，只有一张床和一把椅子。
- starkly beautiful
- 冷峻而美丽；带有荒凉之美
- The landscape was starkly beautiful in the winter light.冬日的阳光下，这片景色有一种冷峻而苍凉的美。
- starkly lit
- 灯光惨白的；光线强烈的
- The starkly lit corridor made the old hospital feel even more unsettling.走廊里惨白的灯光让这家老医院显得更加令人不安。
- starkly clear
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
starkly 来自 stark（荒凉/赤裸），联想光秃秃的树枝在天空下轮廓分明，因此表示“完全地、分明地”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：academic writing、literary description、critical commentary starkly 多用于书面语而非日常口语，常见于学术写作、文学描写或评论中。其语义随搭配变化：如 starkly different 多指‘截然不同’，starkly simple 多指‘极为简单’。实际使用时通常视为中性偏正式的副词。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
starkly /ˈstɑːrkli/ rhymes with darkly /ˈdɑːrkli/ and sparkly /ˈspɑːrkli/. Sharply /ˈʃɑːrpli/ looks similar but has /p/ instead of /k/ (spelled 'rp' vs 'rk'), so it does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.