spartan

C1 FREQ #16136

发音

其它 /ˈspɑː(ɹ)tən/

词形变化

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别名

Spartan

释义与例句

adj. C1
  1. 1.

    Austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial.

    I went on the retreat to the monastery, thinking I would be sleeping in a spartan cell, only to discover a simple but comfortable bedroom.

  2. 2.

    Resolute in the face of danger or adversity.

    The spartan legionaries vowed to fight to the death.

  3. 3.

    Lacking in decoration and luxury.

    After ten years as a fashion designer in the rough-and-tumble Garment District, Eloise left New York for the spartan but serene life of a farmer's wife.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 4

severe austere ascetic ascetical

近义相关 4

strict resolute abstemious nonindulgent

词源

By analogy with the ancient Spartans, who famously possessed these qualities.

来源：wiktionary