stark
/stɑːk/adjective
1
- severe or bare in appearance or outline（外表或轮廓）严肃的; 光秃秃的：
the ridge formed a stark silhouette against the sky.
山脊在天空的衬托下显出光秃秃的轮廓。
1.1
- unpleasantly or sharply clear; impossible to avoid光秃的, 空荡荡的; 明显的; 无掩饰的：
his position is in stark contrast to that of Curran
他的立场与柯伦的形成鲜明对比
the stark reality of life for deprived minorities.
权益被剥夺的少数民族的严酷生活现实。
2
- attrib. complete; sheer完全的, 十足的：
he came running back in stark terror.
他极为恐惧地跑回来。
2.1
- rare completely naked〈罕〉一丝不挂的, 赤裸的。
3
- archaic or poetic/literary stiff, rigid, or incapable of movement〈古或诗/文〉僵直的, 僵硬的：
a human body lying stiff and stark by the stream.
溪边直挺挺地躺着一具僵硬的人尸。
3.1
- physically strong or powerful健壮的, 结实的：
the dragoons were stark fellows.
步骑兵都是些身体强壮的小伙子。
短语
stark naked
- completely naked一丝不挂的。
stark raving（或 staring）mad
- informal completely crazy〈非正式〉十足疯狂的; 完全疯的。
派生词
starkly
adverb现实完全不一样
starkness
noun词源
Old English stearc 'unyielding, severe', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch sterk and German stark 'strong'.