stark-naked

• adj. 一丝不挂的；赤裸的

来自中古英语 start naked,光屁股的，来自古英语 steort,屁股，尾巴，来自 Proto-Germanic*stertaz 硬的，直的，来自 PIE*ster,僵的，硬的，固定的，词源同 startle,sterile.后拼写受 stark 影响俗 化。引申词义赤裸裸的。

stark-naked (adj.)

1520s, deformed (by influence of stark (adj.)) from Middle English start naked (early 13c.), from Old English steort "tail, rump," from Proto-Germanic *stertaz (cognates: Old Norse stertr, Danish stjert, Middle Dutch stert, Dutch staart, Old High German sterz, German Sterz), from PIE *sterd-, extended form of root *ster- (1) "stiff, rigid, firm, strong" (see stereo-). Hence British slang starkers "naked" (1923).

1. Stark concrete walls have been softened by a show of fresh flowers.

鲜花摆上之后，突兀的混凝土墙便显得柔和起来。

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2. UK companies face a stark choice if they want to stay competitive.

英国公司如果想要保持竞争力就不得不面对严峻的选择。

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3. These issues have created a stark fault line within the Peace Process.

这些问题显然已成为了和平进程中的薄弱环节。

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4. Shute's prose is stark and chillingly unsentimental.

舒特的散文平铺直叙，没有感情，让人感觉冷冰冰的。

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5. The windows misted, blurring the stark streetlight.

窗上蒙了水汽，向外望去，原本突兀的街灯变得模糊起来。

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