austere 词态变化
副词: austerely;
austere 英文词源
- 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.
austere 英文释义
- 1. severely simple;
- "a stark interior"
- 2. of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect;
- "an austere expression"
- "a stern face"
- 3. 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"
austere 双语例句
- 1. I found her a rather austere, distant, somewhat cold person.
- 我发现她相当严厉，拒人于千里之外，近乎冷漠。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The life of the troops was still comparatively austere.
- 军队的生活还是相对清苦的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The room was austere, nearly barren of furniture or decoration.
- 房间非常简朴，几乎没有任何家具和装饰。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. her austere bedroom with its simple narrow bed
- 她那仅有一张窄床的简陋卧室
来自《权威词典》
- 5. The speaker advocated a less austere observance of the Sabbath.
- 演讲者倡导放宽安息日的严格规定.
来自《简明英汉词典》
austere 实用场景例句
- the monks' austere way of life
- 僧侣的苦行生活方式
牛津词典
- My father was a distant, austere man.
- 我父亲是个难以接近的严肃的人。
牛津词典
- her austere bedroom with its simple narrow bed
- 她那仅有一张窄床的简陋卧室
牛津词典
- The church was austere and simple.
- 教堂的布置很简朴。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I found her a rather austere, distant, somewhat cold person.
- 我发现她相当严厉，拒人于千里之外，近乎冷漠。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...an extraordinarily austere and puritanical organization.
- 有着非常严厉的清规戒律的组织
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The life of the troops was still comparatively austere.
- 军队的生活还是相对清苦的。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...a set of very austere economic measures to control inflation.
- 一套大力控制通货膨胀的紧缩性经济措施
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...a cream linen suit and austere black blouse...
- 乳白色亚麻套装和简朴的黑色衬衫
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They lived an austere life.
- 他们过着极端清苦的生活.
辞典例句
- TYPICAL USE : Grandfather an austere man; he used to be silent and very strict to us.
- 祖父是个严峻的人, 他一向沉默,而且对我们非常严格.
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- 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.
辞典例句
- He is austere and grave in deportment.
- 他举止庄重严肃.
《简明英汉词典》
- He has an austere manner.
- 他态度严肃.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The speaker advocated a less austere observance of the Sabbath.
- 演讲者倡导放宽安息日的严格规定.
《简明英汉词典》
- Grandfather was an austere man, very strict with his children.
- 祖父是个严厉的人, 对子女要求非常严格.
《简明英汉词典》
- Austere: Tasting term, usually indicating a lack of richness or sweetness.
- 简朴的: 品尝术语, 通常指葡萄酒缺少丰富度和甜味.
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- The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavour upon the business known as gambling.
- 以生意为名的赌博业,却以严峻的恶意观望著那以赌博为名的一般生意.
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- 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.
辞典例句
- So, it an austere challenge to the system.
- 因此它对系统的可靠性提出了严峻的挑战.
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- 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.
辞典例句
- I like an austere style of writing.
- 我喜欢朴实无华的文体.
辞典例句
- We led an austere life in the mountain.
- 我们在山里过着十分简朴的的生活.
《简明英汉词典》
- The monk led a very austere and spiritual life.
- 和尚过着一种非常简朴节制的精神生活.
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- Heyward's aquiline, austere face showed concentration; behind rimless glasses his grey eyes were cool.
- 海沃德那长着鹰钩鼻子的严峻的脸上露出十分专注的神情, 无框眼镜的后面,一双褐色的眼睛闪着寒光.
辞典例句
- His way of life is rather austere.
- 他的生活方式相当简朴.
《简明英汉词典》
- Even Miss Pinkerton , that austere and godlike woman , ceased scolding her after the first time.
- 连女神一般严厉的平克顿小姐, 骂过她一回之后,也没再骂第二回.
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