austere

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ɒˈstɪə(ɹ)/|/ɔːˈstɪə(ɹ)/    美 /ɔˈstiɹ/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Grim or severe in manner or appearance.
    — The headmistress was an austere old woman.
  2. Lacking decoration; trivial; not extravagant or gaudy.
    — The interior of the church was as austere as the parishioners were dour.
  3. Adhering to the economic policy of austerity.
    — Counterintuitively, in an effort to be austere and save money, cities which only remove a crossing every couple of years manage to be way less efficient at it than Melbourne has been.
  4. Harsh; astringent.
    — It is like a small plum, nearly globular in shape, black covered with a bluish bloom, and with a very austere taste.

词形变化

austerer comparative more austere comparative austerest superlative most austere superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
austerely austereness austerity unaustere

词源

From Ancient Greek αὐστηρός (austērós, “bitter, harsh, astringent”), having the specific meaning “making the tongue dry” (originally used of fruits, wines), related to αὔω (aúō, “to singe”), αὖος (aûos, “dry”).
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