音标:[ɔ:ˈsterɪti:z] ;
n. 严厉( austerity的名词复数 ); 简朴; 苦行; 节衣缩食
pl. of Austerity

austerity的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. Austerity, not market reform, was his message.节俭,而不是改革,才是他传递的信息。
  2. Austerity is the only path to attain liberation.苦修是通向解脱的唯一的道路。
  3. Wartime austerities included food rationing and shortage of fuel.战时的艰苦包括食物配给和燃料短缺。
  4. Children are afraid of the austerity of their schoolmaster.孩子们都害怕校长的严厉。

词汇搭配

  • austerity measures财政紧缩措施...
  • austerity budget紧缩财政,紧缩预算...
  • austerity program财政紧缩方案...

经典引文

  • He gave presence..with such austeritie, that no man durst presume to spit or cough in his sight.

    出自:W. Raleigh
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