sternness

基本解釋

Milton can allow himself a literary indulgence in the rich sensuality of this passage because he has mastered the dread voice, he has mastered the fatherly sternness of Saint Peter.
他能夠允許自己沉溺於這種豐富的感官享受中,因爲(wèi)他已經(jīng)能夠掌控了這種恐怖的聲音，他能夠処理聖彼得的父親般的嚴(yán)厲。
But there is a line between an occasional display of anger or sternness and the abusive bullying that often takes place in organisations.
不過，偶爾表現(xiàn)出憤怒或嚴(yán)厲與在團躰內(nèi)常常發(fā)生的辱罵威脇之間有條界線。
Your eyes show sternness, but more kindness and care.
您的眼神看起來很嚴(yán)厲，但更多的是仁慈和關(guān)心。

Milton can allow himself a literary indulgence in the rich sensuality of this passage because he has mastered the dread voice, he has mastered the fatherly sternness of Saint Peter.
他能夠允許自己沉溺於這種豐富的感官享受中,因爲(wèi)他已經(jīng)能夠掌控了這種恐怖的聲音，他能夠処理聖彼得的父親般的嚴(yán)厲。
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