n. rudder,helm舵。
at chiefest stern: in the helmsman's seat,in a posi-tion of supreme control處于舵手的位置,處于至高無(wú)上的控制地位。
△1H.VI.1.1 176: “The king from Eltham Iintend to steal. / And sit at chiefest stern of publicweal.”我打算把國(guó)王從埃爾薩姆偷偷送走,這樣我就可以處于國(guó)家最高舵手的地位。
stern
a.
1. fierce and rude,severe,harsh兇暴的,嚴(yán)厲的,嚴(yán)酷的。
△3H.VI.1.1.239: “Stern Falconbridge commandsthe Narrow Seas,”兇狠的??挡㈢骺刂浦⒓{。
△3H.VI.2.1.103: “Is by the stern Lord Clifforddone to death.”現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)被那個(gè)兇狠的克利福勛爵殺死了。
2. hard-hearted,pitiless,cruel硬心腸的,無(wú)情的,殘忍的。
△ R.III.1.3.43: “Who is it that complains unto theKing / That I,forsooth,am stern,and love themnot?”誰(shuí)在國(guó)王面前抱怨,哼,竟說(shuō)我冷酷無(wú)情、對(duì)他們沒(méi)有好感?
△R.III.5.3.198(197):“Murder,stern murder,in thedirest degree;”謀殺,最可怕程度的、無(wú)情的謀殺。
3. rough,rugged粗野的,粗魯?shù)摹?br/>△2H.VI.3.2.212:“Thy mother took into her blameful bed / Some sternuntutored churl,”你母親把某個(gè)粗野、沒(méi)有教養(yǎng)的鄉(xiāng)巴佬拉上了她那骯臟的床榻。
stern[st?:n]
adj.嚴(yán)厲的,堅(jiān)決的n.船尾,臀部
‖ stern attack尾部攻擊
stem chaser (gun)艦尾炮
stem light艦尾燈
stem oarsman舵手
stem stay船尾支索
stem tube艦尾發(fā)射管
stem wave尾浪
sternly adv. sternman n. 舵手
sternness n.sternpost n.船尾桿