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austerity
UK [ɔ:'ster.ɪ.ti] US ['ɑ:.ster.ɪ.tˌi] noun
countable or uncountable
■the condition or policy of living without things that are not necessary and without comfort, with limited money or goods, or a practice, habit or experience that is typical of this 苦行，艰苦，朴素生活的习惯／经历•The wartime austerity of my early years prepared me for later hardships.早年战火纷飞年代里的艰苦经历使我能够忍受日后的艰难困苦。 •The austerities of life in a small rural community were not what I was used to.穷乡僻壤的清苦生活可不是我所习惯的。 uncountable
■the quality of being austere in appearance or manner 节俭，朴素 |