aus·ter·i·ty
noun/ɒˈsterəti/, /ɔːˈsterəti/
/ɔːˈsterəti/
(plural austerities)
- [uncountable] difficult economic conditions created by government policies aimed at cutting public spending
（经济的）紧缩；（政府）严控公共开支 - War was followed by many years of austerity.
紧随战争的是多年的经济紧缩。 - austerity measures and economic reforms
紧缩措施和经济改革
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- post-war
- wartime
- economic
- …
- measures
- plan
- policies
- …
- War was followed by many years of austerity.
- [uncountable] the quality of being simple and plain in appearance
苦行；禁欲 - the pleasing austerity of the design
令人愉悦的简洁设计
- the pleasing austerity of the design
- [uncountable] the quality of being strict and serious in appearance or manner
苦行；禁欲 - He was noted for his austerity and authoritarianism.
他以紧缩和独裁而闻名。
- He was noted for his austerity and authoritarianism.
- [uncountable] the fact of allowing no pleasures and little to make life comfortable
苦行；禁欲 - the austerity of the monks’ life
僧侣生活的苦行
- the austerity of the monks’ life
- [countable, usually plural] something that is part of a way of life that allows no pleasures and little to make life comfortable
艰苦；朴素 - the austerities of wartime Europe
战时欧洲的艰苦生活
- the austerities of wartime Europe
Word Originlate Middle English: from French austérité, from Latin austeritas, from austerus, from Greek austēros ‘severe’.