| 词汇 | austerity |
| 释义 | austerity noun uk/ɔːˈster.ə.ti/ us/ˈɑː.ster.ə.t̬i/ [ C or U ]简朴（的生活）；艰苦（的生活） the condition of living without unnecessary things and without comfort, with limited money or goods, or a practice, habit, or experience that is typical of this 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。 [ U ]（国家开支上的）紧缩，缩减 a difficult economic situation caused by a government reducing the amount of money it spends People protested in the streets against austerity. 人们上街抗议紧缩措施。 The government today announced new austerity measures. 政府今天宣布了新的紧缩措施。 [ U ]（外表、衣着的）朴素，朴实 the quality of being austere in appearance or manner the austerity of her short hair and plain grey suit 她朴素的短发和简单的灰色衣裳 |
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