adj. 1.严格的，严厉的。 2.严肃的；自我克制的；苦行的。 3.朴素的；质朴的。 4.苦涩的。 adv. -ly ,-ness n.
practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad''s austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence" 同义词：ascetic, ascetical, spartan,
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face" 同义词：stern,
severely simple; "a stark interior" 同义词：severe, stark, stern,
例句与用法
1.
When he spoke his manner seemed less austere than usual . 他发言时的神情似乎不象平时那样刻板。
2.
He has an austere manner . 他态度严肃。
3.
It was true, my room has cast its austere winter garments . 的确，我的房间已经换掉了它朴素的冬装。
4.
The motive behind such words is austere rather than snobbish . 使用这些字样的动机是庄严肃穆而非趋炎附势。
5.
He was a straight austere little four-star admiral . 他是一个个子矮小，身材挺直、严肃稳重的四星海军上将。
6.
He was a little thinner, a little whiter, a little more austere . 他稍微瘦了些、脸色白了些，也更严肃了些。
7.
He never seemed to live in a place, the tent was so austere . 他总象连个住处都可以不要似的，帐篷里的陈设简陋极了。
8.
"it had to be somebody," she said to the erect, austere missionary . “总要有人来做，”她对坐得笔挺的严肃的传教士说。
9.
All the offices are rather austere and small, even the president's . 所有的办公室，甚至包括总统办公室在内，都是相当简朴而窄小的。
10.
By comparison the navy was a queer little planet whirling in an austere void . 相比之下，海军像一颗在严峻的太空中旋转的怪诞的小行星。
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