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单词 sternness
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sternness
noun[U]
uk
/ˈstɜːn.nəs/us
/ˈstɝːn.nəs/
thequalityof beingsevere, or ofshowingdisapproval:
严厉；苛刻
Hedirectedtheagencywith the sternness of amilitaryofficer.他以军队的严厉态度领导该机构。
Herconcernbegantoturnto sternness.她的关切开始变成了苛责。
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  • Meglookedat theolderwoman withmocksternness.
  • Lucy's sternness wasmellowinga little.
  • Theline,deliveredwith anunusualsternness,lookedlike aclear"I'm-in-charge"message.
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(Definition ofsternnessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsternness

sternness
He stubbornly stood by them and sometimes acted withsternness.
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Ugliness, formlessness, andsternness: these are rough, eccentric qualities, if we take conventional aesthetics as our guide.
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It is high time that these matters were considered with greater severity andsternness.
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It may be that the element ofsternnesswould be most suitably achieved by shorter sentences at an earlier stage in the criminal's career.
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I believe in a little hardness andsternnessin these matters.
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He can be stern sometimes, and there was an element ofsternnessin what he said.
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The permanent safeguard must be a sympathetic government, which realises the elements of good as well as the elements of danger, and which suppresses criminal extravagances with inflexiblesternness.
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It was said that he governed with integrity andsternness, and the people benefitted from his governance.
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According to legal scholars, he showed law-and-ordersternnesswhen handling criminal cases while often exhibiting a liberal impulse in civil cases.
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In later years, he lived more discreetly as a scholar and educationist, earning both praise and opprobrium for hissternnessand erudition.
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Hissternnessof feature and apparent coldness concealed from those who did not know him his great kindness of heart and strength of feeling.
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It was an attitude of mind which tempered thesternnessof his approach with an engaging humour and a delight in playing practical jokes.
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Stern whensternnesswas necessary, yet gentleness was the prevailing ingredient of his royal nature.
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Even in her humour there is a touch of impatience andsternness.
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It is personified in several human characteristics; patience, endurance,sternness, observation, meditation, appreciation for history, future visions, and royalty personified.
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