英语词汇“stark”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	stark
释义	stark I. \ˈstärk, ˈstȧk\ adjective (-er/-est) Etymology: Middle English, stiff, strong, from Old English stearc; akin to Old High German starc strong, gistorchanēn to coagulate, Old Norse sterkrstrong, storkna to coagulate, Gothic gastaurknan to become stiff, Lithuanian strėgti to freeze, Old English starian to stare — more at stare 1. a. : strongly constructed : sturdy, stout b. : possessing physical strength : robust, vigorous c. chiefly Scotland, of liquor : strong, intoxicating 2. a. : lacking in flexibility or suppleness : rigid in or as if in death < still unburied, lay along the wall, stiff and stark — R.L.Stevenson > < stark with unbearable wet cold — Helen Rich > b. : conforming completely to pattern, precept, or doctrine : firm, unbending, strict < military strength, based of necessity on stark discipline — H.J.Mackinder > < had a faith in law that was too stark and literal — Irving Babbitt > 3. : pure, sheer, utter < stark brutality unredeemed by their tigerish grace — Miriam Allott > < stark denial was his plain course — Arthur Morrison > < stark nonsense > 4. : violently stormy or windy : extremely inclement 5. a. [by shortening] : stark-naked < boys stark except for breechclouts — Hervey Allen > b. : bleak, barren, desolate < the terrain has been rendered even more stark by deforestation and consequent erosion — American Guide Series: Minnesota > c. (1) : having few or no ornaments, attachments, or appurtenances : appearing stripped : bare, empty < rooms that were as stark as the rooms of the white cottage had been crowded — D.B.Doner > < winter white offset by stark branches — Constance Foster > (2) : consisting of or presenting a simple, harsh, or blunt unadorned style or treatment < critics and readers alike have commented on the stark realism … of the torture scenes — Lionel Trilling > < a stark description of a very graceful movement — Warwick Braithwaite > 6. a. : furnishing or being furnished with an appearance of marked contrast from visual surroundings through outline, color, or texture < crags in stark outline against the sky > b. : sharply delineated : glaringly obvious < there is one stark antithesis which embraces … science, politics and philosophy — Hugh Ross Williamson > < the stark facts of power politics — John Mason Brown > Synonyms: see stiff II. adverb 1. : starkly 2. : wholly, absolutely, quite < stark mad > < rich men who were once stark poor — Myron Brinig > < eyes shut and mouth stark open — Douglas Newton > III. \ˈshtärk\ adverb (or adjective) Etymology: German, literally, strong, from Old High German starc : loudly, forte — used as a direction in music
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