| 单词 | austerity |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ɔs'teriti] |
| 解释 | n.朴素，艰苦 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n.朴素，艰苦(tight economy) 【考】 反义词：ostentation (炫耀) |
| 字源 | austerity (n.) mid-14c., "sternness, harshness," from Old French austerite "harshness, cruelty" (14c.) and directly from Late Latin austeritatem (nominative austeritas), from austerus (see austere). Of severe self-discipline, from 1580s; hence "severe simplicity" (1875); applied during World War II to national policies limiting non-essentials as a wartime economy. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 节俭(严格节约, 经济紧缩); 简朴; 艰苦 【例】wartime austerity 战时节俭 【记】au读: 诶哟, sterity = sterility(n 不毛之地)－需要节俭 【反】ostentation(n 卖弄, 摆阔) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】sterile 贫脊的 |
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