austerity

C2 FREQ #32993

n. 朴素, 苦行, 严格, 严峻

发音

US /ɔˈstɛɹɪti/
其它

词形变化

austerities 复数 austerities

释义与例句

n. C2
  1. 1.

    Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    Freedom from adornment; plainness; severe simplicity.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    A policy of deficit-cutting, which by definition requires lower spending, higher taxes, or both.

    紧缩

    可数 不可数 金融
  4. 4.

    Sourness and harshness to the taste.

    可数 废旧 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

asceticism nonindulgence

上位词 2

self-discipline self-denial

下位词 1

monasticism

词源

From Ancient Greek αὐστηρότης (austērótēs, “bitter, harsh”). Morphologically austere + -ity.

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