| 词汇 | austere |
| 释义 | austere adjective uk /ɔːˈstɪər/ us /ɑːˈstɪr/ very simple, with only the things that are absolutely necessary, especially because of severe limits on money or goods: 简朴的；艰苦的；朴素的 an austere childhood during the war战火中艰苦的童年生活 Synonyms bleak comfortlessformal hard(SEVERE) harsh(UNKIND) inhospitable(PLACE) rough(DIFFICULT) severe(VERY SERIOUS) spartan plain and without decoration or unnecessary details: 不加修饰的，无装饰的 The courtroom was a large, dark chamber, an austere place.法庭是一个大而阴暗的房间，朴实无华。 Synonyms plain(WITH NOTHING ADDED) severe(PLAIN)often disapproving stark very severe and unfriendly in manner: 严厉的;严峻的 He was a tall, austere, forbidding figure.他身材高大，神色严肃，令人生畏。 Plain and ordinary as it comesidiom austerely austerity average Joe be a dime a dozenidiom homey humble humdrum middle-of-the-road mundane sparely spartan stale starkly starkness unostentatious unostentatiously unpainted unremarkable unremarkably You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Severe Not being friendly Related wordausterely austere | American Dictionaryaustere adjective us/ɔˈstɪər/ plain and without decoration, comforts, or anything extra: Despite their wealth, they lead an austere life. She depicts the austere beauty of the desert. An austere person does not seem friendly. Examples of austereaustere After the show we headed to our accommodation on the edge of town, an austere but functional room in a wing of the army infirmary. The college is housed in basic buildings recalling a more austere time, aesthetically, politically and economically. Because of their rigid adherence to these characteristics, it is not difficult to identify students who subscribe to this austere model. Interestingly, the verdict of austere renunciation found a certain reworked relevance after 1945. On the other hand, a tempered person does not have to be calm and austere all the time. The formal approach adopted in this book, though seemingly austere at first, on continued use becomes its great strength. In such austere company, brava gente can seem out of place. However, he was also a complex man, whose high public pro®le was often at odds with his reserved and austere inner-self. In this austere, brazen and eldritch score he finally dispenses, almost totally, with any last hints of neo-classical phraseology or diatonic tonality. A denuded orchestral palette, with rattling percussion and sombre woodwind lines, is supported by an austere, pianissimo chord. The more austere the rule, that is, the more it curbs their inclinations, the more force it gives to the one inclination which it leaves them with. The settings are interspersed with brief, wispily austere, scuttling canons for string quartet in rippling quintuplets, based on material from the preceding songs, casting new light on them. Overall the music sustains an excitingly austere mood yet also has vitality, dance energy, lightness and lyricism; the production as a whole has a spectacular feel to it. The real target they have to aim at is not profitability but this somewhat austere phrase "break-even". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The report is from an austere, correct, middle-of-the road organisation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of austere These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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