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1. Oxford Dictionary

   austerity

   • IPA[ɔːˈstɛrɪti]

   英式

   • n.
     sternness or severity of manner or attitude；plainness and simplicity in 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, sombreness, graveness, gravity, soberness, stiffness, dourness, flintiness, stoniness, steeliness反義詞 cheerfulness
   • ▪ plainness and simplicity in 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
   • ▪ a feature of an austere way of life his uncle's austerities had undermined his health
   • 2. difficult economic conditions created by government measures to reduce public expenditure the country was subjected to acute economic austerity the austerities of post-war London 同義詞 restraint, moderation, economy, severity, abstemiousness, ... 更多frugality, rigour, continence, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-deprivation, self-restraint, caution, prudence, providence, canniness, hardship, privation, deprivation, penury反義詞 prosperity