sternest

英 [ˈstɜːnɪst] 美 [ˈstɜrnəst]

adj.  严厉的; 苛刻的; 要求别人服从的; 严峻的; 难对付的
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  1. ADJ-GRADED (话语或行动)严厉的，严正的
    Stern words or actions are very severe.
    1. Mr Straw issued a stern warning to those who persist in violence...
      斯特劳先生向那些坚持进行暴力活动的人发出了严正警告。
    2. He said stern measures would be taken against the killers...
      他说将严惩凶手。
    3. Michael gave the dog a stern look.
      迈克尔狠狠瞪了那只狗一眼。
  2. ADJ-GRADED (人)严厉的，严格的，苛刻的
    Someone who is stern is very serious and strict.
    1. Her father was stern and hard to please.
      她父亲很苛刻，让他满意很难。
  3. → see: stem
  4. PHRASE (人)性格坚强的，坚忍的
    If you say that someone is made of sterner stuff, you mean that they have a strong personality and are capable of overcoming difficulties and problems.
    1. Whoever this woman is, she's made of sterner stuff than I am.
      不管这个女人是谁，她都比我坚强。
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  1. She had returned, therefore, and resumed, of her own free will, for not the sternest magistrate of that iron period would have imposed it, resumed the symbol of which we have related so dark a tale.
    因此，她回来了，并且又戴上了使我们讲述了这篇如此阴暗故事的象征，此举完全出于她自己的自由意志，因为连那冷酷时代的最严厉的官员也不会强迫她了。
  2. The manager believes Wednesday's away match will be the toughest fixture in Group C and feels that countering Benfica's midfield will provide the sternest challenge for his team.
    经理相信周三的客战将是本小组最艰苦的一场球，认为本菲卡的中场将给本队造成很大困难。
  3. With unemployment high, the dollar low and the stock market in distress, the economy will be the President's sternest trial.
    由于失业率增高、美元币值下跌、股票市场处于困境之中，经济问题将是总统所面临的最严峻的考验。
  4. The president is facing the sternest test of his authority since he came to power five years ago.
    总统面临着自从五年前上任以来对他权威的最严峻的考验。
  5. Yet it is Sudan where China is facing the sternest diplomatic test.
    然而，中国面临的最严峻外交考验还是在苏丹。
  6. As one of the constraint mechanisms, legal duties and liabilities are by far the sternest as they can be implemented by the power of the nation.
    由国家强制力保证实施的公司管理层的法律义务与责任作为约束机制之一最严厉。
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