sternly

adv. 严格地, 严肃地, 严厉地

发音

US /ˈstɝnli/
UK /ˈstɜːnli/

词形变化

more sternly 比较级 sternlier sternliest sternlier 比较级 most sternly 最高级 sternliest 最高级

释义与例句

adv.
  1. 1.

    In a stern manner.

词汇关系

副词

同义词 1

severely

词源

From Middle English sternly, sternely, sterneliche, sturnely, sturneliche, from Old English stirnlīċe, styrnlīċe, stiernlīċe (“harshly; severely; sternly”), equivalent to stern + -ly.

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