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sternly

/ˈstɝnɫi/ adv

In a stern manner.

Word Origin Sternly comes from stern, which goes back to Proto-Germanic *sternjaz meaning 'stiff, rigid, strict.' The PIE root *ster- also gives us words like stare and stark — all about being rigid or fixed. So when you speak sternly, you're literally being stiff and unyielding.

adv In a stern manner.

The teacher looked sternly at the students who were talking during the exam.

(副词) 严厉地；严肃地；严格地

老师严厉地看着考试期间说话的学生。

(adverbio) severamente; con severidad; estrictamente; rigurosamente; duramente [De manera severa o estricta.]

El maestro miró severamente a los estudiantes que hablaban durante el examen.

(adverbe) sévèrement; avec sévérité; d'un ton sévère; austèrement [D'un air sévère et autoritaire.]

Le professeur a regardé **sternly** les élèves qui parlaient pendant l'examen.

(Adverb) streng; ernst; unmissverständlich [Auf eine strenge, unnachgiebige oder ernste Weise.]

Die Lehrerin blickte **sternly** auf die Schüler, die während der Prüfung sprachen.

(副詞) 厳しく、厳格に。表情や態度が厳しくて容赦ない様子で。

試験中に話していた生徒たちを、先生は厳しく見つめた。

(advérbio) severamente; austeramente; rigorosamente; com severidade [De maneira severa.]

O professor olhou severamente para os alunos que conversavam durante a prova.

Synonyms: severely strictly harshly firmly grimly austerely rigorously Antonyms: leniently gently mildly softly
Word parts: stern + ly

Common collocations

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Related words

sternness

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