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.
例文
1. Stark concrete walls have been softened by a show of fresh flowers.
花を並べると、突き出たコンクリートの壁が柔らかく見えます。
2.UK companies face a stark choice if they want to stay competititive.
英国企業は競争力を維持するためには厳しい選択を迫られている。
3.These issues have created a stark fault line within the Peace Process.
これらの問題は明らかに平和プロセスにおける脆弱な一環となっている。
4.Shute 's prose is stark and chillingly unsentimental.