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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   austerity

   • IPA[ôˈsterədē]

   美式

   • n.
     sternness or severity of manner or attitude；extreme plainness and simplicity of style or appearance

   • noun: austerity, plural noun: austerities

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. sternness or severity of manner or attitude he was noted for his austerity and his authoritarianism 同義詞 sternness, austereness, severity, strictness, grimness, ... 更多seriousness, somberness, graveness, gravity, soberness, stiffness, dourness, flintiness, stoniness, steeliness反義詞 cheerfulness
   • ▪ extreme plainness and simplicity of style or appearance the room was decorated with a restraint bordering on austerity 同義詞 plainness, lack/absence of adornment, lack/absence of decoration, lack/absence of ornament/ornamentation, lack/absence of embellishment, ... 更多unpretentiousness, starkness, austereness, spareness, severity, unpretentiousness, classic lines, clean lines, lack/absence of clutter, restraint, purity反義詞 ornateness
   • ▪ conditions characterized by severity, sternness, or asceticism a simple life of prayer and personal austerity
   • ▪ difficult economic conditions created by government measures to reduce a budget deficit, especially by reducing public expenditure a period of austerity austerity measures 同義詞 restraint, moderation, economy, severity, abstemiousness, ... 更多frugality, rigor, continence, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-deprivation, self-restraint, caution, prudence, providence, canniness, hardship, privation, deprivation, penury反義詞 prosperity