be stern with sb
表示对某人严厉，通常指态度或管教。
The teacher was stern with the students who misbehaved.
老师对不守规矩的学生很严厉。
严厉的；严苛的
sternest — superlative of stern
阴沉的；令人生畏的；性情或态度严厉苛刻。；神情冷峻,令人望而生畏。；严格的
severe and strict in manner or attitude
性情或态度严厉苛刻。
Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
神情冷峻,令人望而生畏。
Grim and forbidding in appearance.
The teacher gave the noisy students a stern warning.
老师给吵闹的学生们一个严厉的警告。
用法提示：stern 作形容词，意为“严厉的”，修饰 warning。
My father's stern expression told me he was angry.
父亲严厉的表情告诉我他生气了。
用法提示：stern 作形容词，修饰 expression，表示“严厉的、严肃的”。
The manager spoke in a stern voice about the missed deadline.
经理用严厉的声音说起错过的截止日期。
用法提示：stern 作形容词，修饰 voice，表示“严厉的”。
表示对某人严厉，通常指态度或管教。
The teacher was stern with the students who misbehaved.
老师对不守规矩的学生很严厉。
表示对某件事严格，强调规则或标准。
She is stern about punctuality in her class.
她对课堂准时要求很严格。
stern 用在名词前作定语，表示严厉的。
He gave me a stern look.
他严厉地看了我一眼。
与stern相比更常用于规则或要求，语气略弱
语气比stern更强，常形容惩罚或批评
与stern类似但更强调苛刻或冷酷
语气较弱，更强调坚定而非严厉
口语化，强调强硬态度
grammar · medium
易错句子He is very stern to his students.
正确表达He is very stern with his students.
汉语介词‘对’直译成‘to’，但英语中表示‘对某人严厉’应用形容词 stern 搭配介词 with。
grammar · medium
易错句子The company has stern dress codes.
正确表达The company has strict dress codes.
stern 形容人严厉、严肃；形容规则、制度等应用 strict，表示‘严格’。
strict强调规则和纪律，而stern强调态度严厉、不容置疑
severe语气更强，常指程度严重或苛刻，stern更侧重表情或语气严肃
harsh强调令人不快的粗糙或残酷，stern强调坚定和严肃
严厉的警告
The teacher gave the students a stern warning about cheating.
老师就作弊问题给了学生们一个严厉的警告。
严肃的面孔
Her stern face made the children quiet down immediately.
她严肃的面孔让孩子们立刻安静下来。
严厉的声音
He spoke in a stern voice that left no room for argument.
他用严厉的声音说话，不容争辩。
严厉的目光
She gave him a stern look when he interrupted.
当他打断时，她投以严厉的目光。
严厉的惩罚
The court imposed a stern punishment on the offender.
法院对罪犯施加了严厉的惩罚。
与stern常一起出现在描述严格环境或管理的语境中。
stern常用来修饰权威形象，如stern authority。
stern与rule搭配表示严格执行的规则。
stern常伴随惩罚，如stern punishment。
stern的态度要求他人服从。
从头到尾，彻底地
We searched the ship from stem to stern.
我们从头到尾搜查了这艘船。
性格刚毅的，坚强的
She is made of stern stuff and never gives up.
她性格刚毅，从不放弃。
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