stern

noun

1. the rear part of a ship

Synonym: after partquarterpooptail

2. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

e.g. he deserves a good kick in the butt
are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?

Synonym: buttocksnatesarsebuttbacksidebumbunscanfundamenthindquartershind endkeisterposteriorpratrearrear endrumpseattailtail endtooshietushbottombehindderrierefannyass

adj

1. severe and unremitting in making demands

e.g. an exacting instructor
a stern disciplinarian
strict standards

Synonym: strictexacting

2. of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
forbidding in aspect

e.g. an austere expression
a stern face

Synonym: austere

3. not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

e.g. grim determination
grim necessity
Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty
relentless persecution
the stern demands of parenthood

Synonym: griminexorablerelentlessunappeasableunforgivingunrelenting

4. severely simple

e.g. a stark interior

Synonym: austereseverestark

1. (话语或行动)严厉的，严正的
Stern words or actions are very severe.

e.g. 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。
e.g. He said stern measures would be taken against the killers...
他说将严惩凶手。

2. (人)严厉的，严格的，苛刻的
Someone who is stern is very serious and strict.

stern的翻译

e.g. Her father was stern and hard to please.
她父亲很苛刻，让他满意很难。

3. 船尾;艉部 from stem to stern
The stern of a boat is the back part of it.

stern

4. (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.

e.g. 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。

1. stern的解释

1. 船艉：如果因为风浪过大而有必要实施顶戗的话,动力船舶采取船艉(Stern)顶浪,风帆船舶采取右戗. 三. 位於风暴中心正前方的风暴路径上:动力船舶与风帆船舶都应该设法让风持续从左船舽2点(大致是相对方位200°)吹来,尽可能以这个航向一直往前跑,