1520s, deformed (by influence of stark (adj.)) from Middle English start naked (early 13c.), from Old English steort "tail, rump," from Proto-Germanic *stertaz (cognates: Old Norse stertr, Danish stjert, Middle Dutch stert, Dutch staart, Old High German sterz, German Sterz), from PIE *sterd-, extended form of root *ster- (1) "stiff, rigid, firm, strong" (see stereo-). Hence British slang starkers "naked" (1923).
雙語例句
1. Stark concrete walls have been softened by a show of fresh flowers.
鮮花擺上之后，突兀的混凝土墻便顯得柔和起來。
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面對嚴(yán)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(jìn)程中的薄弱環(huán)節(jié)。
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. The windows misted, blurring the stark streetlight.