➡ See also the entry for ruthless另見ruthless條stern ♦︎ grim ♦︎ severe ♦︎ steely ♦︎ unforgiving ♦︎ dourThese words all describe sb who looks or sounds serious and unfriendly.這些詞均表示嚴厲的、冷酷的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a stern / grim / severe / steely look / voice◆a stern / grim / severe / dour expression / face◆a stern / grim / severe warning◆rather stern / grim / severe / dour■sternserious and often disapproving; expecting sb to obey you嚴厲的;苛刻的;要求别人服從的◆Her mother appeared, looking very stern.她母親露面了,看上去非常嚴厲。◆His voice was suddenly stern.他的聲音突然嚴厲起來。◆She was one of the government's sternest critics.她是政府的最嚴厲的批評者之一。▸sternly
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◆'Don't be stupid,' Marie told herself sternly.“别犯傻了。”瑪麗嚴厲地對自己說。■grimlooking or sounding very serious嚴肅的;堅定的;陰冷的◆Archer's expression was grim.阿徹的表情很嚴肅。◆They clung on to the edge of the boat with grim determination.他們抱着堅定不移的決心緊緊抓住船的邊緣。▸grimly
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◆'It won't be easy,' he said grimly.“那不會很容易。”他嚴肅地說。◆grimly determined堅定不移■severe (especiallywritten) not kind or sympathetic and showing disapproval of sb/sth嚴厲的;苛刻的◆She fixed them with a very severe look.她一臉嚴肅地盯着他們。◆She was a severe woman who seldom smiled.她是個嚴肅的女人,很少笑。▸severely
[uncountable] ◆He frowned with mock severity.他皺起眉頭,裝出一副嚴厲的樣子。■steely (especiallywritten) looking or sounding strong, hard and unfriendly強硬的;冷冰冰的◆She saw the look of steely determination in his eyes.她看到了他眼睛裏那種不可動搖的神態。◆Her eyes narrowed into a steely glare.她瞇起眼睛,露出冷冰冰的目光。■unforgiving (disapproving) not sympathetic and not willing to forgive other people when they have done sth wrong不饒人的;不寬容的;不肯原諒的◆I wonder what makes a man so unforgiving and hard?我想知道是什麽使一個男人變得如此冷酷無情。OPPforgiving ⇨ lenient■dourˈdaʊə(r), BrE also dʊə(r), NAmE also dʊr (disapproving) seeming to be unfriendly and severe冷酷的;嚴厲的◆They were barely acknowledged by a dour receptionist.接待員表情冷漠,勉強算是和他們打了聲招呼。
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