austere
[AUSTERE]
英 [ɒ'stɪə(r)] 好意思 [ɔː'stɪr]
adj.简朴的；严厉的；苦行的；紧缩的
◉词源
“Austere”源自拉丁语“austērus”，意为“严厉、朴素”，由希腊语“austēros”（干燥、严苛）养殖。14世纪过问英语，率先指“严厉、严格”，后扩展为“简朴、朴素”或“冷峻”，常用于描写生计、脾气或环境。
{jz:field.toptypename/}◉外刊例句
·《The Guardian》 (2025年8月15日)
His austere lifestyle surprised many.
他的简朴生计容貌令许多东谈主骇怪。
·《The New York Times》 (2024年12月10日)
The room’s austere design felt cold.
房间的朴素计算显得冷峻。
◉经典名著
·《简·爱》（Jane Eyre） by Charlotte Brontë (1847)
Her austere manner intimidated him.
她严厉的作风使他怕惧。
·《瓦尔登湖》（Walden） by Henry David Thoreau (1854)
He chose an austere life in the woods.
他采选了林中简朴的生计。
◉Usage Examples
(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.
(1) 这间房子胪列得陋劣朴素。
(2) 父亲是个严厉的东谈主，对联女十分严格。
(3) 僧侣们过着艰难的生计。
(4) 好多各人撑握政府的经济紧缩策略。
◉Usage Notes
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.
Austere is not usually a positive word because it means that a person or a thing isn't pleasurable. For example，开云sports 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.
◉柯林斯辞书
1. [ADJ-GRADED 能被示意进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玄色衬衫
The church was austere and simple.
教堂的派遣很简朴。
2. [ADJ-GRADED 能被示意进度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（东谈主）严厉的，米兰体育官网严肃的，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.
我发现她荒谬严厉，拒东谈主于沉除外，近乎苛刻。
...an extraordinarily austere and puritanical organization.
有着荒谬严厉的清针砭律的组织
3. [ADJ-GRADED 能被示意进度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（生计）简朴的，不亏欠的，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.
部队的生计也曾相对艰难的
4. [ADJ-GRADED 能被示意进度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（经济策略）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.
一套狂放抛弃通货延长的紧缩性经济标准
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