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单词 austere
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austere


aus·tere

A0527500 (ô-stîr′)adj. aus·ter·er, aus·ter·est 1. Severe or stern in disposition or appearance; somber and grave: the austere figure of a Puritan minister.2. Strict or severe in discipline; ascetic: a desert nomad's austere life. See Synonyms at severe.3. Having no adornment or ornamentation; bare: an austere style.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin austērus, from Greek austēros.]
aus·tere′ly adv.aus·tere′ness n.

austere

(ɒˈstɪə) adj1. stern or severe in attitude or manner: an austere schoolmaster. 2. grave, sober, or serious: an austere expression. 3. self-disciplined, abstemious, or ascetic: an austere life. 4. severely simple or plain: an austere design. [C14: from Old French austère, from Latin austērus sour, from Greek austēros astringent; related to Greek hauein to dry] ausˈterely adv ausˈtereness n

aus•tere

(ɔˈstɪər)

adj. 1. severe in manner or appearance; strict; forbidding. 2. rigorously self-disciplined and severely moral; ascetic; abstinent. 3. without excess, luxury, or ease: an austere life. 4. without ornament or adornment; severely simple: austere writing. 5. lacking softness. [1300–50; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin austērus < Greek austērós harsh, rough, bitter] aus•tere′ly, adv. aus•tere′ness, n.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.austere - severely simpleaustere - severely simple; "a stark interior"stark, severe, sternplain - not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"
2.austere - of a stern or strict bearing or demeanoraustere - of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face"sternnonindulgent, strict - characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
3.austere - practicing great self-denialaustere - 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"ascetic, ascetical, spartanabstemious - sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; "the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy

austere

adjective1. stern, hard, serious, cold, severe, formal, grave, strict, exacting, harsh, stiff, forbidding, grim, rigorous, solemn, stringent, inflexible, unrelenting, unfeeling an austere, distant, cold person
stern kindly, sweet, flexible, cheerful, indulgent, genial, affable, permissive, jovial, convivial, free-and-easy
2. plain, simple, severe, spare, harsh, stark, bleak, subdued, economical, Spartan, unadorned, unornamented The church was austere and simple.
plain comfortable, luxurious, indulgent
3. ascetic, strict, continent, exacting, rigid, sober, economical, solemn, Spartan, unrelenting, self-disciplined, puritanical, chaste, strait-laced, abstemious, self-denying, abstinent The life of the troops was comparatively austere.
ascetic abandoned, loose, immoral, indulgent, permissive, free-and-easy

austere

adjectiveCold and forbidding:bleak, dour, grim, hard, harsh, severe, stark.
Translations
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austere

(oːˈstiə) adjective severely simple and plain; without luxuries or unnecessary expenditure. an austere way of life. 簡樸的 简朴的auˈsterity (-ˈste-) noun 簡樸 简朴
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austere


  • adj

Synonyms for austere

adj stern

Synonyms

  • stern
  • hard
  • serious
  • cold
  • severe
  • formal
  • grave
  • strict
  • exacting
  • harsh
  • stiff
  • forbidding
  • grim
  • rigorous
  • solemn
  • stringent
  • inflexible
  • unrelenting
  • unfeeling

Antonyms

  • kindly
  • sweet
  • flexible
  • cheerful
  • indulgent
  • genial
  • affable
  • permissive
  • jovial
  • convivial
  • free-and-easy

adj plain

Synonyms

  • plain
  • simple
  • severe
  • spare
  • harsh
  • stark
  • bleak
  • subdued
  • economical
  • Spartan
  • unadorned
  • unornamented

Antonyms

  • comfortable
  • luxurious
  • indulgent

adj ascetic

Synonyms

  • ascetic
  • strict
  • continent
  • exacting
  • rigid
  • sober
  • economical
  • solemn
  • Spartan
  • unrelenting
  • self-disciplined
  • puritanical
  • chaste
  • strait-laced
  • abstemious
  • self-denying
  • abstinent

Antonyms

  • abandoned
  • loose
  • immoral
  • indulgent
  • permissive
  • free-and-easy

Synonyms for austere

adj cold and forbidding

Synonyms

  • bleak
  • dour
  • grim
  • hard
  • harsh
  • severe
  • stark

Synonyms for austere

adj severely simple

Synonyms

  • stark
  • severe
  • stern

Related Words

  • plain

adj of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor

Synonyms

  • stern

Related Words

  • nonindulgent
  • strict

adj practicing great self-denial

Synonyms

  • ascetic
  • ascetical
  • spartan

Related Words

  • abstemious
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