stern

ship(船)

1. Countable(可數名詞)

   the back part of a ship or boat

   船尾

   • The Red Ensign, the flag of the British Merchant Navy, is now rarely seen except on the sterns of a few cruise liners and cross-Channel ferries.

     紅船旗，英國商船的旗幟，現在除了在一些郵輪和跨海渡輪的船尾上，很少見到。

   • The fishing boat's stern was badly damaged in the storm.

     漁船的船尾在風暴中嚴重受損。

   • The captain stood at the stern, gazing at the distant horizon.

     船長站在船尾，凝視著遠處的地平線。

1. C2

   severe, or showing disapproval

   嚴厲的；嚴格的；不苟言笑的

   • She refused the request with a stern tone.

     她用嚴厲的語氣拒絕了這個請求。

   • The manager gave a stern warning to employees about being late for work.

     經理對員工遲到的行為提出了嚴厲警告。

   • The professor gave the students a stern look, indicating his disapproval of their behavior.

     教授嚴厲地看了學生一眼，表示他對他們的行為不贊同。

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2. If something, such as a job, is stern, it is difficult.

   （工作等）艱鉅的；困難的；嚴峻的

   • The climbers are about to face the sternest challenge of the climb to the peak.

     登山者即將面臨攀登頂峰最嚴峻的挑戰。

   • The company is facing the sternest financial test since its establishment.

     這家公司正面臨自成立以來最嚴峻的財務考驗。

   • After such a stern test, he managed to complete the work successfully.

     經過如此嚴峻的考驗，他成功完成了這項工作。