形容词 stern:

1. of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect

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

3. severe and unremitting in making demands

4. severely simple

sternadj.严厉的；严峻的；苛刻的；坚决的n.尾部；船尾sternnessn.严格；严厉；苛刻Sternhall斯特恩哈尔Sternidaen.燕鸥科sternpostn.船尾材Sternmark斯特恩马克Sternhoff斯特恩霍夫Sternmalm斯特恩马尔姆Sternisko施特尼斯科sternmostadj.最靠近船尾的；最后面的Sterngast斯特恩加斯特

1. The police are planning sterner measures to combat crime.
   警方正制订更严厉的措施打击犯罪活动。
2. The colder and sterner brother continued to gaze at me, till the trouble he had excited forced out tears as well as color.
   比较冷静和严厉的哥哥却还继续盯着我，直到他激起的不安逼得我不仅脸红而且流出了眼泪。