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austerity n.节俭；苦行；(经济的)紧缩；严厉 (1) 节俭，而不是改革，才是他传递的信息。(2) 苦修是通向解脱的唯一的道路。(3) 战时的艰苦包括食物配给和燃料短缺。 Austerity's original meaning, taken from the Greek word austeros, was "bitter or harsh taste." While it's rarely used that way anymore, it's still a great description of the word's current meanings. As well as describing a personal quality of sternness, it also means "a simple, plain manner" and "an extreme frugality." So you could talk about the austerity of a very plainly decorated room or the austerity you're forced to live with ever since your parents stopped giving you a weekly allowance. If your lack of money had a taste, it might very well be "bitter or harsh."

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英 [ɒ'sterəti] 美 [ɔː'sterəti] (1) Austerity, not market reform, was his message.(2) Austerity is the only path to attain liberation.(3) Wartime austerities included food rationing and shortage of fuel. If you've ever had a teacher who was particularly stern and strict, you might have (quietly) remarked on his austerity. When you're talking about the character of a person, austerity means "sternness and severity." 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]节衣缩食；艰苦朴素 Austerity is a situation in which people's living standards  are reduced because of economic difficulties.   [also N in pl]...an economic austerity programme.经济紧缩方案...the years of austerity which followed the war.战后的艰苦岁月2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（物品的）简朴，无华 If you refer to something as showing austerity, you like its plain and simple appearance.   [approval]  [FORMAL 正式]...many abandoned buildings, some of which have a compact classical austerity and dignity.许多废弃建筑，其中一些布局紧凑、古朴典雅

英语单词	austerity
英美音标	英 [ɒ'sterəti] 美 [ɔː'sterəti]
中文释义	n.节俭；苦行；(经济的)紧缩；严厉
英语例句	(1) Austerity, not market reform, was his message. (2) Austerity is the only path to attain liberation. (3) Wartime austerities included food rationing and shortage of fuel.
中文例句	(1) 节俭，而不是改革，才是他传递的信息。 (2) 苦修是通向解脱的唯一的道路。 (3) 战时的艰苦包括食物配给和燃料短缺。
vocabulary简明	If you've ever had a teacher who was particularly stern and strict, you might have (quietly) remarked on his austerity. When you're talking about the character of a person, austerity means "sternness and severity."
vocabulary扩展	Austerity's original meaning, taken from the Greek word austeros, was "bitter or harsh taste." While it's rarely used that way anymore, it's still a great description of the word's current meanings. As well as describing a personal quality of sternness, it also means "a simple, plain manner" and "an extreme frugality." So you could talk about the austerity of a very plainly decorated room or the austerity you're forced to live with ever since your parents stopped giving you a weekly allowance. If your lack of money had a taste, it might very well be "bitter or harsh."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]节衣缩食；艰苦朴素 Austerity is a situation in which people's living standards are reduced because of economic difficulties. [also N in pl] ...an economic austerity programme. 经济紧缩方案 ...the years of austerity which followed the war. 战后的艰苦岁月 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（物品的）简朴，无华 If you refer to something as showing austerity, you like its plain and simple appearance. [approval] [FORMAL 正式] ...many abandoned buildings, some of which have a compact classical austerity and dignity. 许多废弃建筑，其中一些布局紧凑、古朴典雅

Austerity Means Bitter Plain N Uncount 不可数名词 Economic 英