Word · Frequency #16563
sternly
严厉地；严肃地；严格地
in a stern manner; severely
- 1.
In a stern manner.
严厉地；严格地。
- 2.
with sternness; in a severe manner
严厉地；以严肃的方式
严厉地；严格地。；严厉地；以严肃的方式；严格地；严肃地；严厉地
In use
The teacher looked at the noisy students sternly and asked them to be quiet.
She told her son sternly not to run across the street.
The coach spoke sternly to the team about their careless mistakes.
`No,' she said sternly
sternly + verb
sternly 放在动词前，强调动作是以严厉的方式进行的。
The teacher sternly warned the students not to cheat.
老师严厉地警告学生们不要作弊。
verb + sternly
用于 say、reply 等引语动词后，表示说话的语气严厉。
“Sit down,” he said sternly.
“坐下，”他严厉地说。
sternly + past participle
sternly 可修饰过去分词（如 worded）构成形容词短语，常作定语。
The company issued a sternly worded statement.
公司发表了一份措辞严厉的声明。
Common mistakes
He spoke stern.He spoke sternly.
修饰动词 spoke 必须用副词；stern 是形容词，sternly 才是副词，意为“严厉地”。
The teacher strictly looked at me.The teacher sternly looked at me.
strictly 意为“严格地/精确地”，不用于描述“严厉地看”的表情；这里表示“严厉地”，应改用副词 sternly。
Connections
Collocations
- sternly warned
- 严厉警告
- The teacher sternly warned the students about cheating.老师严厉警告学生不要作弊。
- sternly reprimanded
- 严词训斥
- He was sternly reprimanded for arriving late.他因迟到受到严词训斥。
- sternly told
- 厉声告诉
- She sternly told her son to clean his room.她厉声告诉儿子打扫房间。
- sternly looked at
- 严厉地看着
- The principal sternly looked at the noisy students.校长严厉地看着吵闹的学生。
- sternly admonished
- 严加告诫
- The coach sternly admonished the players for their lack of effort.教练严加告诫队员不够努力。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：sternly 中有 stern（严厉的）+ly；想象严厉的船长在船尾（stern）板着脸下命令——就是『严厉地』。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：老师严厉批评学生、上级警告下属、家长严肃教育孩子 sternly 意为“严厉地、严肃地”，属于常规中性用词，不算口语也不算过于书面。通常多用于描述说话或态度严肃、不留情面的场景，如教师批评、上级警告等，也可用于日常对话。整体没有强烈的正式或俚语色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
sternly 的重读元音是 /ɝ/，末尾是 /nli/。真正与整个词押韵的词很罕见；learn /lɝn/ 和 burn /bɝn/ 只与词干 stern /stɝn/ 押韵，不包含后面的 /li/。firmly /ˈfɝmli/ 是近音词（/m/ vs /n/）；early /ˈɝli/ 少了 /n/；certainly /ˈsɝtənli/ 多出 /tən/；warmly /ˈwɔːrmli/ 拼写相似但元音不同（/ɔːr/ vs /ɝ/）。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.