Word · Frequency #18410
starkly
严峻地；冷峻地
in a stark manner; in a way that is plain, severe, or harsh
- 1.
In a stark manner; with great contrast.
鲜明地；形成强烈对比地。
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
In use
The white church stands starkly against the dark storm clouds.
She admitted starkly that she had made a serious mistake.
The room was starkly furnished with only a bed and a wooden chair.
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。
The white church stands out starkly against the dark sky.
白色教堂在深色天空的映衬下轮廓格外分明。
starkly put
starkly put 是固定表达，用来引出毫不掩饰的说法。
Starkly put, we cannot afford this plan.
直率地说，我们负担不起这个计划。
Common mistakes
The two policies are stark different.The two policies are starkly different.
stark 是形容词，不能修饰形容词 different；修饰形容词要用副词 starkly。
The starkly contrast between rich and poor is obvious.The stark contrast between rich and poor is obvious.
contrast 是名词，要用形容词 stark 修饰；starkly 是副词，只能修饰动词或形容词。
Her style is starkly different of his.Her style is starkly different from his.
different 后接 from 引出比较对象，of 不是正确搭配。
Connections
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
- 极其明显的；一清二楚的
- After the report, the need for reform was starkly clear.报告发布之后，改革的必要性变得极其明显。
Learner notes
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”。
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。
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.