用作定语
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Stern discipline did not achieve the desired result.严格的纪律没有得到期望的结果。
The judge was a stern,unapproachable man.那位法官是个严肃、难以接近的人。
A smile relaxed his stern mouth.他一笑就使他那严峻的面孔舒展了。

stern, severe, strict
参见strict条。

［派生词］ sternly adv. 苛刻地，严肃地‖sternness n. 苛刻，严厉