starkly

IPA/ˈstɑːkli/
KK[stˈɑrkli]IPA/ˈstɑːrkli/

starkly — 副詞

1. Describing a contrast, difference, or unpleasant truth so clear and sharp that i

1.副詞B2
釋義

截然

以清楚且無法忽視的方式顯示差異

Describing a contrast, difference, or unpleasant truth so clear and sharp that it cannot be overlooked or denied — the gap between two things is plain for everyone to see.

例句

Dr. Ramón's report starkly showed how pollution levels in the river had tripled.

Ramón 博士的報告清楚顯示河川的污染程度已增加了三倍。

starkly + verb + how-clause

Nkechi's career path is starkly different from her cousins', who stayed in farming.

Nkechi 的職業道路與她留在務農的表兄弟們截然不同。

starkly different from [noun]

常見搭配
  • starkly different
  • starkly contrasted
  • starkly obvious
  • starkly evident
  • starkly clear
同義詞
  • markedly

    more neutral; suggests a measurable, noticeable difference

  • sharply

    emphasises a clear, sudden division between two things

  • strikingly

    stresses how unusual or surprising the difference is

  • clearly

    more general and less intense; lacks the force of 'starkly'

反義詞
  • subtly

    indicates a difference that is barely noticeable

  • slightly

    indicates a small degree of difference

文法句型

starkly + adjective

starkly + verb (active/passive)

用法筆記

Commonly collocates with adjectives such as 'different', 'opposed', and 'contrasting'; also common before verbs like 'reveal', 'show', 'illustrate', and 'contrast'.

常見錯誤

These two phones are starkly different in price.
These two phones are starkly different in quality.
'starkly different' fits best when describing important, fundamental differences, not trivial ones like price.

2. in a simple and severe way, without any decoration, colour, or attempt to be gen

2.副詞B2
釋義

樸素；直白

不加修飾，簡單且嚴肅地

in a simple and severe way, without any decoration, colour, or attempt to be gentle or friendly

例句

The hospital room was furnished starkly, with only a metal bed and white walls.

那間醫院的病房陳設簡陋，只有一張金屬床和白色牆壁。

starkly modifies a passive verb describing appearance

Asher described the car crash starkly, not sparing any of the ugly details.

Asher 直白地描述了那場車禍，沒有省略任何醜陋的細節。

starkly modifies a verb of speaking

常見搭配
  • starkly white
  • starkly simple
  • starkly furnished
  • starkly bare
  • starkly honest
同義詞
  • bluntly

    focuses on directness without softening

  • severely

    emphasises harshness or strictness

  • plainly

    simpler and less intense; can be neutral

  • sparely

    used mainly for physical appearance with minimal decoration

反義詞
  • softly

    with gentleness, the opposite of blunt or severe

  • ornately

    with much decoration, the opposite of plain

文法句型

starkly + adjective

verb + [object] + starkly

verb + starkly

用法筆記

Frequent with passive constructions describing appearance (e.g., 'furnished starkly', 'painted starkly white'); also common with verbs of blunt communication such as 'describe', 'warn', and 'state'.

常見錯誤

She spoke starkly about her vacation.
She spoke starkly about the war she had survived.
'starkly' describes blunt, serious speech; it does not suit light or pleasant topics.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • in stark contrast to
  • starkly different from
  • starkly at odds with

介系詞搭配

  • starkly at odds with
  • starkly different from
  • starkly contrasted with