stark
英 [stɑːk]
美 [stɑrk]
- adj. 完全的;荒涼的;刻板的;光禿禿的;樸實的
- adv. 完全;明顯地;突出地;質樸地
- n. (Stark)人名;(俄、羅)斯塔爾克;(英、芬、法、瑞典)斯塔克;(德)施塔克
助記提示
1. *ster- / *star- "stiff, rigid" => stare.
2. => look fixedly at, look at sb / sth stiffly or rigidly.
3. *ster- / *star- "stiff, rigid" => developed figurative sense "sterile, barren".
4. *ster- / *star- => stark.
5. => complete, absolutely; sterile, barren; stiff, rigid.
6. 荒涼的,光禿禿的,寸草不生的 => 簡樸的,簡陋的;質樸無華的;無掩飾的,一絲不掛的;明顯的,突出的。
7. 史塔克家族: 臨冬城的史塔克家族(House Stark of Winterfell)是美國作家喬治·R·R·馬丁的長篇史詩奇幻小說係列《冰與火之歌》中虛構的一個顯赫家族,是小說中北境之地的總領主,手下封臣眾多。家族城堡為北境首府臨冬城(Winterfell),族徽是白色雪原上的一隻銀灰色冰原狼,族語為“凜冬將至”(Winter is Coming)。史塔克族人的典型特征為長臉、灰眼睛、黑褐色頭發和修長的體格,有時候“奔狼之血”(wolf blood)這個詞語會被用來形容一些史塔克家族成員的奔放狂野的性格。
中文詞源
stark 僵硬的,荒涼的,光禿禿的,十足的,完全的來自古英語 stearc,僵硬的,嚴厲的,嚴重的,粗糙的,殘酷的,來自 Proto-Germanic*starkaz, 僵硬的,來自 PIE*ster,僵的,硬的,固定的,詞源同 startle,sterile.引申諸相關詞義。詞義演 變比較 hard.
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Stark concrete walls have been softened by a show of fresh flowers.
- 鮮花擺上之後,突兀的混凝土牆便顯得柔和起來。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. UK companies face a stark choice if they want to stay competitive.
- 英國公司如果想要保持競爭力就不得不麵對嚴峻的選擇。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. These issues have created a stark fault line within the Peace Process.
- 這些問題顯然已成為了和平進程中的薄弱環節。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Shute's prose is stark and chillingly unsentimental.
- 舒特的散文平鋪直敘,沒有感情,讓人感覺冷冰冰的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. All contestants competed stark naked.
- 所有參賽者都一絲不掛地參加比賽。
來自柯林斯例句