stern
英[st??n]
美[st?n]
- n. 船尾；末端
- adj. 嚴(yán)厲的；堅(jiān)定的
- n. (Stern)人名；(英、以、法、瑞典、西)斯特恩；(德、波、匈)施特恩
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?sterns;比較級(jí):?sterner;最高級(jí):?sternest;副詞:?sternly;
助記提示
1. *ster- / *star- "stiff, rigid" => stare.
2. => look fixedly at, look at sb / sth stiffly or rigidly.
3. *ster- / *star- "stiff, rigid" => stern.
4. => severe, strict.
5. steer => stern.
6. => stern 'rear of a vessel, hind part of a ship' is etymologically "steering gear of a ship, the steering gear end of a ship".
7. 記憶：諧音:死瞪。老板死死地瞪著員工，顯得非常地嚴(yán)厲。
中文詞源
stern 嚴(yán)厲的，嚴(yán)苛的
來(lái)自古英語(yǔ) styrne,嚴(yán)厲的，嚴(yán)苛的，來(lái)自 Proto-Germanic*sternijaz,硬的，強(qiáng)硬的，來(lái)自 PIE*ster, 固定的，堅(jiān)固的，僵硬的，詞源同 sterile,stark.
stern 船尾詞源同 steer,駕駛，操縱。因過(guò)去習(xí)慣在船尾駕駛船只，后引申詞義船尾。
英文詞源
- stern
- stern: English has two distinct words stern. The older, the adjective ‘severe’ [OE], comes from a prehistoric Germanic *sternjaz, which was probably derived from the base *ster-, *star- ‘be rigid’ (source also of English starch, stare, starve, etc). Stern ‘rear of a vessel’ [13] is etymologically the ‘steering’ end of a ship. The word was probably borrowed from Old Norse stjórn ‘steering’, a derivative of the same base as produced styra ‘steer’ (source of English steer).
=> starch, stare, starve, stereo, stork; steer - stern (adj.)
- Old English styrne "severe, strict, grave, hard, cruel," from Proto-Germanic *sternijaz (cognates: Middle High German sterre, German starr "stiff," st?rrig "obstinate;" Gothic andstaurran "to be stiff;" Old Norse stara; Old English starian "to look or gaze upon"), from PIE root *ster- (1) "rigid, stiff" (see stereo-). Related: Sternly; sternness.
- stern (n.)
- early 13c., "hind part of a ship; steering gear of a ship," probably from a Scandinavian source, such as Old Norse stjorn "a steering," related to or derived from styra "to guide" (see steer (v.)). Or the word may come from Old Frisian stiarne "rudder," which also is related to steer (v.). Stern-wheeler as a type of steam-boat is from 1855, American English.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. He was a stern critic but an extremely kindly man.
- 他是個(gè)苛刻的批評(píng)家，但卻是個(gè)非常善良的人。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. The tug crossed our stern not fifty yards away.
- 拖船擦著我們的船尾開(kāi)了過(guò)去，距離不到50碼。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. We remember our mother's stern instructions not to boast.
- 我們謹(jǐn)記母親不許我們?cè)谌饲办乓膰?yán)厲教誨。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. Mr Straw issued a stern warning to those who persist in violence.
- 斯特勞先生向那些堅(jiān)持進(jìn)行暴力活動(dòng)的人發(fā)出了嚴(yán)正警告。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. In showing contempt for the heavyweight championship Douglas offended a stern code.
- 道格拉斯藐視重量級(jí)拳王稱號(hào)的行為違背了嚴(yán)格的準(zhǔn)則。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句