austere
英 [?'st??; ??-]
美[?'st?r]
- adj. 嚴(yán)峻的；簡(jiǎn)樸的；苦行的；無(wú)裝飾的
GRECET6+TEM8低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?austerely;
助記提示
1. 諧音“餓死體兒” ---- 她的日子過(guò)得太清苦了，她體內(nèi)的胎兒都被餓死了。
英文詞源
- austere (adj.)
- early 14c., from Old French austere (Modern French austère) and directly from Latin austerus "dry, harsh, sour, tart," from Greek austeros "bitter, harsh," especially "making the tongue dry" (originally used of fruits, wines), metaphorically "austere, harsh," from PIE *saus- "dry" (cognates: Greek auos "dry," auein "to dry"). Use in English is figurative: "stern, severe, very simple." Related: Austerely.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. I found her a rather austere, distant, somewhat cold person.
- 我發(fā)現(xiàn)她相當(dāng)嚴(yán)厲，拒人于千里之外，近乎冷漠。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. The life of the troops was still comparatively austere.
- 軍隊(duì)的生活還是相對(duì)清苦的。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. The room was austere, nearly barren of furniture or decoration.
- 房間非常簡(jiǎn)樸，幾乎沒(méi)有任何家具和裝飾。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. her austere bedroom with its simple narrow bed
- 她那僅有一張窄床的簡(jiǎn)陋臥室
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. The speaker advocated a less austere observance of the Sabbath.
- 演講者倡導(dǎo)放寬安息日的嚴(yán)格規(guī)定.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》