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austere
UK [ɔ:'stɪər] US [ɑ:'stɪr] adjective
■very simple and without comfort or unnecessary things, especially because of severe limits on money or goods 简朴的；艰苦的；朴素的，无装饰的；严峻的，严厉的•an austere childhood during the war战火中苦难的童年生活 ■plain and without decoration 不加修饰的•The courtroom was a large dark chamber, an austere place.法庭是一个又大又阴暗的房间，气氛森严。 ■very strict and unfriendly in manner 严厉的；严格的•He was a tall, austere, forbidding figure.他身材高大，神色严肃，令人生畏。 |