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Severe，Ascetic，Austere，Stern
严格的。
🚩severe是指“惩罚、批评、法律等严格的，苛刻的”，它暗含的意思是“公正的、正确的”，柯林斯解释为Severe punishments or criticisms are very strong or harsh.。
如：
This was a dreadful crime and a severe sentence is necessary...这一罪行十分恶劣，必须要重判。
Before she could reply, my mother launched into a severe reprimand. 她还没来得及回答，我妈妈就开始严厉地训斥起她来。
🚩ascetic是指“通常因为宗教信仰苦行的，禁欲的”，柯林斯解释为An ascetic person has a way of life that is simple and strict, usually because of their religious beliefs.。
如：
She has never been close to her ascetic, workaholic father.她从来没有和她那个清心寡欲、只顾工作的父亲亲近过。
🚩austere主要指“人的生活习惯、生活方式等缺乏感性而显得有点无动于衷，冷漠，乏味”，柯林斯解释为If you describe someone as austere, you disapprove of them because they are strict and serious.。
如：
I found her a rather austere, distant, somewhat cold person. 我发现她相当严厉，拒人于千里之外，近乎冷漠。
an extraordinarily austere and puritanical organization. 有着非常严厉的清规戒律的组织。
🚩stern指“人性情固执，坚定不移，严格的，苛刻的”，柯林斯解释为Someone who is stern is very serious and strict.。它也可以指“话语或者行动严厉的，严正的”，比severe程度略重，柯林斯解释为Stern words or actions are very severe.。
如：
Her father was stern and hard to please.她父亲很苛刻，让他满意很难。
Mr Straw issued a stern warning to those who persist in violence.斯特劳先生向那些坚持进行暴力活动的人发出了严正警告。
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