stark

英 [stɑːk] 美 [stɑrk]

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※ 提供单词"stark"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

stark 僵硬的，荒凉的，光秃秃的，十足的，完全的

来自古英语 stearc,僵硬的，严厉的，严重的，粗糙的，残酷的，来自 Proto-Germanic*starkaz, 僵硬的，来自 PIE*ster,僵的，硬的，固定的，词源同 startle,sterile.引申诸相关词义。词义演变比较 hard.

stark (adj.): Old English stearc "stiff, strong, rigid, obstinate; stern, severe, hard; harsh, rough, violent," from Proto-Germanic *starkaz (cognates: Old Norse sterkr, Danish, Old Frisian sterk, Middle Dutch starc, Old High German starah, German stark, Gothic *starks), from PIE root *ster- (1) "stiff, rigid" (see stereo-). From the same root as stare (v.).

Meaning "utter, sheer, complete" first recorded c. 1400, perhaps from influence of common phrase stark dead (late 14c.), with stark mistaken as an intensive adjective. Sense of "bare, barren" is from 1833. As an adverb from c. 1200. Related: Starkly; starkness. Stark-raving (adj.) is from 1640s; earlier stark-staring 1530s.

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1. Stark concrete walls have been softened by a show of fresh flowers.: 鲜花摆上之后，突兀的混凝土墙便显得柔和起来。

2. UK companies face a stark choice if they want to stay competitive.: 英国公司如果想要保持竞争力就不得不面对严峻的选择。

3. These issues have created a stark fault line within the Peace Process.: 这些问题显然已成为了和平进程中的薄弱环节。

4. Shute's prose is stark and chillingly unsentimental.: 舒特的散文平铺直叙，没有感情，让人感觉冷冰冰的。