英文词源
- stark (adj.)
- Old English stearc "stiff, strong, rigid, obstinate; stern, severe, hard; harsh, rough, violent," from Proto-Germanic *starkaz (cognates: Old Norse sterkr, Danish, Old Frisian sterk, Middle Dutch starc, Old High German starah, German stark, Gothic *starks), from PIE root *ster- (1) "stiff, rigid" (see stereo-). From the same root as stare (v.).
Meaning "utter, sheer, complete" first recorded c. 1400, perhaps from influence of common phrase stark dead (late 14c.), with stark mistaken as an intensive adjective. Sense of "bare, barren" is from 1833. As an adverb from c. 1200. Related: Starkly; starkness. Stark-raving (adj.) is from 1640s; earlier stark-staring 1530s.
中文词源
stark：严酷的；荒凉的
《权力的游戏》中的史塔克（Stark）家族所在的北方大陆，长年积雪，环境严酷，也许正是因此得名。词根-star-指“硬”，环境很硬即不温柔，因而严酷，正如hard既指“硬”又指“困难的”。starch（淀粉；上浆）同源，人们用淀粉为织物上浆，使其变得硬挺。
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stark：僵硬的，荒凉的，光秃秃的，十足的，完全的
来自古英语 stearc,僵硬的，严厉的，严重的，粗糙的，残酷的，来自 Proto-Germanic*starkaz, 僵硬的，来自 PIE*ster,僵的，硬的，固定的，词源同 startle,sterile.引申诸相关词义。词义演 变比较 hard.