sternness [
'stә:nnis]
n. 严格, 严厉
sternness[ noun ]- the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding
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the sternness of his surroundings made him uncomfortable
- uncompromising resolution
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Sternness \Stern"ness\, n.
The quality or state of being stern.