| 释义 |
austere /o: 'stia (r); o'stir/ adj 1 (of a person, his behaviour) severely moral and strict. (指人或其行为) 严肃不苟的; 严峻的。 2 (of a way of living, of places, styles) simple and plain; without ornament or comfort. (指生活方式、地方、文体) 质朴的; 朴素无华的。 ~ly adv austerity /x'sterati; o'sterati/ n (pl -ties) 1 [U] quality of being 严肃; 严峻; 朴素; 质朴。 2 (pl) ~ practices, eg fasting, living in a cell, for religious reasons. (复) (为宗敎理由的) 苦修; 苦行 (如斋戒; 居于密室等) 。 |