单词 | austerity |
释义 | austerity 1 ENTRIES FOUND: austerity (noun) austerity /ɑˈsterəti/ noun plural austerities austerity /ɑˈsterəti/ noun plural austerities Learner's definition of AUSTERITY 1 [noncount] : a simple and plain quality : an austere quality简约;简朴 the austerity of the design设计简约 The austerity of their lifestyle was surprising.他们生活的简朴令人吃惊。 2 [noncount] : a situation in which there is not much money and it is spent only on things that are necessary拮据;节制 They lived through years of austerity after the war.战后,他们过了多年拮据的生活。 — often used before another noun常用于另一名词前 The government has announced a series of austerity measures. [=things done to save money during difficult economic times]政府已经宣布了一系列紧缩开支的措施。 an austerity program紧缩计划 3 austerities [plural] : things that are done to live in a simple and plain way苦行;禁欲 the austerities practiced by monks僧人的禁欲生活 |
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