with a severe countenance and a harsh voice; put on a stern countenance; serious and severe; severe in speech and countenance; upright appearance
Example Sentences:
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"you know what i mean," said irene mallard sternly . “你晓得我指的是什么，”爱莲玛拉正言厉色地说。
2.
Who liked "dry light, and hard clouds, hard expressions, and hard manners" ? 谁喜欢“古板严肃，正言厉色”？
3.
Therefore advancing forward, he adressed the prince with a stern air, telling him, he came to the island as a spy . 于是，他走过去，正言厉色地对王子说，他是岛上的奸细。
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He was a new england seer and seeker, both an accepter and a renouncer, a quiet man and a busy man, who liked "dry light, and hard clouds, hard expressions, and hard manners" . 他是新英格兰的先知，又是探索者，既接受，又扬弃，秉性娴静而又终日碌碌，喜欢“古板严肃，正言厉色。”
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" you know what i mean , " said irene mallard sternly “你晓得我指的是什么， ”爱莲玛拉正言厉色地说。
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He was a new england seer and seeker , both an accepter and a renouncer , a quiet man and a busy man , who liked " dry light , and hard clouds , hard expressions , and hard manners " 他是新英格兰的先知，又是探索者，既接受，又扬弃，秉性娴静而又终日碌碌，喜欢“古板严肃，正言厉色。 ”
