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austere

英 [ɒ'stɪə; ɔː-] 美[ɔ'stɪr]

英英释义实用场景例句

近义词harsh strict severe stern

adj. 严峻的；简朴的；苦行的；无装饰的

CET6+TEM8GRE低频词扩展词汇

词态变化

副词: austerely;

助记提示

1. 谐音“饿死体儿” ---- 她的日子过得太清苦了，她体内的胎儿都被饿死了。

英文词源

austere (adj.): early 14c., from Old French austere (Modern French austère) and directly from Latin austerus "dry, harsh, sour, tart," from Greek austeros "bitter, harsh," especially "making the tongue dry" (originally used of fruits, wines), metaphorically "austere, harsh," from PIE *saus- "dry" (cognates: Greek auos "dry," auein "to dry"). Use in English is figurative: "stern, severe, very simple." Related: Austerely.

双语例句

1. I found her a rather austere, distant, somewhat cold person.: 我发现她相当严厉，拒人于千里之外，近乎冷漠。

2. The life of the troops was still comparatively austere.: 军队的生活还是相对清苦的。

3. The room was austere, nearly barren of furniture or decoration.: 房间非常简朴，几乎没有任何家具和装饰。

4. her austere bedroom with its simple narrow bed: 她那仅有一张窄床的简陋卧室

5. The speaker advocated a less austere observance of the Sabbath.: 演讲者倡导放宽安息日的严格规定.