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the stern of [something]
The captain stood at the stern of the ship.
船长站在船尾。
The captain stood at the stern of the ship.
船长站在船尾。
The rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel.
A bird, the black tern, seabird.
船的后部
the rear part of a ship
The post of management or direction.
The captain stood at the stern and watched the sunset.
船长站在船尾，望着夕阳。
We tied the rope to the stern of the small boat.
我们把绳子系在小船的船尾上。
The passengers gathered at the stern to see the dolphins following the ship.
乘客们聚在船尾观看跟随船只的海豚。
The captain stood at the stern of the ship.
船长站在船尾。
There is a small cabin at the stern.
船尾有一个小船舱。
固定短语，意为'从头到尾'，专指船的全长。
The ship was damaged from stem to stern.
这艘船从头到尾都受损了。
Not this
He sat on stern.
Use this
He sat on the stern.
英语中，stern作为名词指船尾时，需要加定冠词the，因为船尾是特定部位。
Not this
He is a stern.
Use this
He is stern.
Chinese learners often treat adjectives as nouns by adding an article. 'Stern' as an adjective should not be preceded by an indefinite article unless followed by a noun.
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
船尾（船的尾部）
The lifeboats hang from the stern of the ship.
救生艇挂在船尾。
在船尾
She stood at the stern, watching the island disappear.
她站在船尾，看着岛屿消失。
从头到尾（整条船）
They scrubbed the boat from stem to stern.
他们把船从头到尾擦洗了一遍。
船首和船尾
The boat has fenders on both bow and stern.
船头和船尾都装有防碰垫。
艉甲板，后甲板
Passengers gathered on the stern deck to watch the dolphins.
乘客们聚集在后甲板上观看海豚。
从头到尾；彻底地
The crew polished the yacht from stem to stern before the race.
船员们在比赛前把游艇从头到尾擦得锃亮。
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stern 里藏着 tern（燕鸥），海鸟常追着船尾飞——记住 stern 就是船尾。
语域：mixed 常见场景：nautical or maritime description、informal or humorous talk about the buttocks 作名词时，stern 的语体取决于具体义项：指船尾或物体后部时通常为中性偏正式，多用于航海、船舶或机械等描述；指臀部时则比较常见于口语或幽默表达。
以下单词的重读元音加/n/与 stern /stɝn/ 押韵：turn、burn、learn、earn、fern、concern。注意拼写中含 -ern 的 modern /ˈmɒdərn/、northern /ˈnɔːrðərn/ 等词并不押韵，它们的 -er- 读作轻读 /ər/。
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