单词：austerest
音标：[ɒ'stɪə; ɔː-] ；
n.
(神色、态度等)严肃的，严厉的，严峻的；严酷的；苛刻的
严格律己的，自我约束的；操行上一丝不苟的；紧缩的，节制的；禁欲的
苦行的，清苦的，十分简朴的
朴素的，无装饰的，不奢华的
酸涩的，酸苦的，涩的
阴暗的，暗色的
坚硬的，不柔软的
[罕用语]严正的；庄严的，庄重的，稳重的
近义词:
severe
(神色、态度等)严肃的，严厉的，严峻的；严酷的；苛刻的
严格律己的，自我约束的；操行上一丝不苟的；紧缩的，节制的；禁欲的
苦行的，清苦的，十分简朴的
朴素的，无装饰的，不奢华的
酸涩的，酸苦的，涩的
阴暗的，暗色的
坚硬的，不柔软的
[罕用语]严正的；庄严的，庄重的，稳重的
近义词:
severe
austere的用法和样例：
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- The room was furnished in austere style.这间屋子陈设得简单朴素。
- Father was an austere man, very strict with his children.父亲是个严厉的人,对子女十分严格。
- Monks are leading simple, austere lives.僧侣们过着清苦的生活。
- We led an austere life in the mountains.我们在山区过着艰苦的生活。
- Many people are in favor of the government's austere economic policies.很多民众支持政府的经济紧缩政策。
常见句型
用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语～+ n.- It is an austere statue.这是一座无装饰的雕像。
- He was a man of austere habits.他是个习惯简朴的人。
- She has an austere elegance in he plain grey and black clothes.身着灰黑色的朴素衣服,她显得庄重而典雅。
- The room was furnished in austere style.这间屋子的陈设朴实无华。
- The tall, plain columns stood against the sky in austere beauty.那一根根高大、朴素的柱子矗立在苍穹下显示出一种质朴美。
- The courtroom was a large dark chamber, an austere place.审判室是间大而阴暗的房屋,一个气氛森严的地方。
- An austere, silent woman showed him round the small flat.一个严肃沉默的妇女带他看了看这套小公寓。
- He permitted himself an austere smile.他仅仅露出一丝严肃的微笑。
- She was an austere religious woman of Spanish origins.她是个严守教规、祖籍西班牙的妇女。
- My father was a distant, austere man.我父亲是个难以接近的严肃的人。
- She accomplished the holy undertaking with most austere sanctimony.她装出一副极其圣洁和严肃不苟的样子做完了圣事。
- I had an austere childhood because it was during the war and there were no luxuries then.我的童年时代很艰苦,因为那是战时,也没有任何奢侈品。
- The monks led an austere life in the mountains.修道士在深山里过着苦修生活。
- The church is large and austere.这座教堂规模很大但朴实无华。
- The room with its white walls was bare, austere and beautiful.这个房间四壁洁白,空无一物,朴实而美观。
- The climate there is austere, with an average temperature round the year of under-20℃.那里气候严寒,终年平均温度在零下20摄氏度以下。
- His way of life is remarkably austere and controlled.他的生活总是过得十分清苦,很有节制。
词汇搭配
用作形容词 (adj.)
～+名词- austere demeanour严苛的态度
- austere economic policies紧缩的经济政策
- austere fanatics狂热的禁欲主义者
- austere look严峻的表情
- austere manner严厉的态度
- austere measures节俭措施
- austere schoolmaster严厉的中(小)学校长
经典引文
They would be gentle, not austere.
出自：BrowningHis mask-like face is..grimly remote and austere in death.
出自：E. O
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