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austere adj.简朴的；严厉的；苦行的；紧缩的 (1) 这间屋子陈设得简单朴素。(2) 父亲是个严厉的人,对子女十分严格。(3) 僧侣们过着清苦的生活。(4) 很多民众支持政府的经济紧缩政策。 Austere is not usually a positive word because it means that a person or a thing isn't pleasurable. For example, if you go on an austere diet, it's likely you wouldn't ever get to have candy. The adjective comes into English by way of French, Latin, and Greek, meaning "harsh" and "dry." It's pronounced as "ah-STEER," with an emphasis on the second syllable.

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英 [ɒ'stɪə(r)] 美 [ɔː'stɪr] (1) The room was furnished in austere style.(2) Father was an austere man, very strict with his children.(3) Monks are leading simple, austere lives.(4) Many people are in favor of the government's austere economic policies. The adjective austere is used to describe something or someone stern or without any decoration. You wouldn't want someone to describe you or your home as austere. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]简朴的；朴素的 If you describe something as austere, you approve of its plain and simple appearance.   [approval]...a cream linen suit and austere black blouse...乳白色亚麻套装和简朴的黑色衬衫The church was austere and simple.教堂的布置很简朴。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（人）严厉的，严肃的，严格的 If you describe someone as austere, you disapprove of them because they are strict and serious.   [disapproval]I found her a rather austere, distant, somewhat cold person.我发现她相当严厉，拒人于千里之外，近乎冷漠。...an extraordinarily austere and puritanical organization.有着非常严厉的清规戒律的组织3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（生活）简朴的，不奢华的，苦行的 An austere way of life is one that is simple and without luxuries. The life of the troops was still comparatively austere.军队的生活还是相对清苦的。4[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（经济政策）紧缩的 An austere economic policy is one which reduces people's living standards sharply. ...a set of very austere economic measures to control inflation.一套大力控制通货膨胀的紧缩性经济措施

英语单词	austere
英美音标	英 [ɒ'stɪə(r)] 美 [ɔː'stɪr]
中文释义	adj.简朴的；严厉的；苦行的；紧缩的
英语例句	(1) The room was furnished in austere style. (2) Father was an austere man, very strict with his children. (3) Monks are leading simple, austere lives. (4) Many people are in favor of the government's austere economic policies.
中文例句	(1) 这间屋子陈设得简单朴素。 (2) 父亲是个严厉的人,对子女十分严格。 (3) 僧侣们过着清苦的生活。 (4) 很多民众支持政府的经济紧缩政策。
vocabulary简明	The adjective austere is used to describe something or someone stern or without any decoration. You wouldn't want someone to describe you or your home as austere.
vocabulary扩展	Austere is not usually a positive word because it means that a person or a thing isn't pleasurable. For example, if you go on an austere diet, it's likely you wouldn't ever get to have candy. The adjective comes into English by way of French, Latin, and Greek, meaning "harsh" and "dry." It's pronounced as "ah-STEER," with an emphasis on the second syllable.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]简朴的；朴素的 If you describe something as austere, you approve of its plain and simple appearance. [approval] ...a cream linen suit and austere black blouse... 乳白色亚麻套装和简朴的黑色衬衫 The church was austere and simple. 教堂的布置很简朴。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（人）严厉的，严肃的，严格的 If you describe someone as austere, you disapprove of them because they are strict and serious. [disapproval] I found her a rather austere, distant, somewhat cold person. 我发现她相当严厉，拒人于千里之外，近乎冷漠。 ...an extraordinarily austere and puritanical organization. 有着非常严厉的清规戒律的组织 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（生活）简朴的，不奢华的，苦行的 An austere way of life is one that is simple and without luxuries. The life of the troops was still comparatively austere. 军队的生活还是相对清苦的。 4 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（经济政策）紧缩的 An austere economic policy is one which reduces people's living standards sharply. ...a set of very austere economic measures to control inflation. 一套大力控制通货膨胀的紧缩性经济措施

Austere Describe Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Economic Strict Adjective Simple