严厉

tā de kǒu qì shí fēn yán lì

他的口气十分严厉。

His tone is stern.

tā shuō huà shēng yīn hěn yán lì

他说话声音很严厉。

He speaks in a very stern voice.

fù qīn duì tā men guǎn jiào hěn yán lì

父亲对他们管教很严厉。

At home their father rules them with a rod of iron.

cuò cí yán lì

措辞严厉

stern verbiage

yǔ yǐ yán lì pī píng

予以严厉批评

dispense harsh criticism

shòu dào zuì yán lì de qiǎn zé

受到最严厉的谴责

receive the harshest condemnation

mù guāng yán lì

目光严厉

stern look

yán lì de píng lùn

严厉的评论

scathing remarks

tā wài mào yán lì dàn hěn hé shàn

他外貌严厉，但很和善。

With all the outward severity, he is kind at heart.

yī míng jǐng chá gěi wǒ shǐ le yī gè yán lì de yǎn sè

一名警察给我使了一个严厉的眼色。

I was given a stern look by a cop.

tā shì gè yán lì bù gǒu yán xiào de rén

她是个严厉、不苟言笑的人。

She was a stern man who rarely smiled.

wǒ de fù qīn gěi wǒ yī xiē yǒu guān jiàn kāng de yán lì jiào xùn

我的父亲给我一些有关健康的严厉教训。

My father gave me a stern lecture on health.

zhī hòu lì kè jìn lái le yī gè biǎo qíng yán lì de nán rén

之后立刻进来了一个表情严厉的男人。

Immediately afterwards there enter a stern look man array.

tā kě néng kàn zhe yán lì qí shí wéi rén fēi cháng shàn liáng

她可能看着严厉，其实为人非常善良。

She may look stern, but she's a very kind person.