sterns
/stɝːn/
形容词
严厉的，苛刻的
a stern look/warning/voice
严厉的目光／警告／语气
/stɝːn/
名词
船尾；艉
The Red Ensign, the flag of the British Merchant Navy, is rarely seen these days except on the sterns of a few cruise liners and cross-Channel ferries.
红旗，即英国商船船队的旗帜，如今已经很少见到，只有少数几艘游轮和横渡英吉利海峡的渡轮尾部上还可以看到。