I think this is General Reference (Too Localised, here, since most people would just look it up elsewhere on the net if they didn't know the usage). Google define stark leads to Unpleasantly …

stark in stark contrast merely qualifies the attribute to the level of extreme perceptibility. Two things may be different to some extent. The difference is not perceptible so long as the …

Those clerics, who often have views on life which are in stark contrast to the Belgian lifestyle, have been provoking identity crises in many immigrant youths, making them vulnerable for …

2015年6月2日 · However, "in contrast with" does not seem to be an especially new usage: in fact, if the Google Ngram Viewer can be trusted, it was more common than "in contrast to" at one …

2015年9月25日 · Without considering by/in contrast (i.e., when there is no preposition after by/in contrast, as suggested in the comments above), both in contrast to and in contrast with are …

The fact that both these words have other meaning and connotations is beside the point. But it's worth noting that stark (which ultimately derives from strong) often simply means completely, …

The word "contrast" conveys a stark difference in the degree to which two otherwise similar objects possess an attribute. Dark, depressing books and bonobos are too dissimilar to be in …

2016年5月12日 · Update (10/20/2017) My remark above, "On the strength of the Ngram/Google Books evidence, I am baffled by the OED/Merriam-Webster view that 'contrast with' is more …

2018年8月31日 · These sentences are both grammatically correct but because they seem to be somewhat at odds with each other, they sound a little off. You can fix that by adding a word to …

2015年1月1日 · For example, when you want to emphasize the contrast of a laid-back person living in a hectic city. I figure we can say something like "His laid-back personality is a [word] …