austere

1. ADJ If you describe something as austere, you approve of its plain and simple appearance. 樸素的[表贊許]

...a cream linen suit and austere black blouse. …一套奶油色的亞麻西裝和一件樸素的黑襯衫。

2. ADJ If you describe someone as austere, you disapprove of them because they are strict and serious. 嚴(yán)厲的[表不滿]

I found her a rather austere, distant, somewhat cold person. 我發(fā)覺她是一個(gè)相當(dāng)嚴(yán)厲、難以親近、有些冷漠的人。

3. ADJ An austere way of life is one that is simple and without luxuries. 簡樸的

The life of the troops was still comparatively austere. 部隊(duì)生活相對而言仍然簡樸。

4. ADJ An austere economic policy is one that reduces people's living standards sharply. (經(jīng)濟(jì)政策) 緊縮的

...a set of very austere economic measures to control inflation. …一系列控制通貨膨脹的、大力度的緊縮經(jīng)濟(jì)措施。