simple and plain; without any decorations 朴素的；简陋的；无华饰的 her austere bedroom with its simple narrow bed 她那仅有一张窄床的简陋卧室 Their clothes were always austere. 他们的衣服总是朴素的。 the austere simplicity of the building 建筑物的朴素无华 the lonely, austere beauty of his painting of a station in the snow 他那幅雪中车站油画的孤独、朴素之美
(of a person 人 strict and serious in appearance and behaviour 严肃的；严厉的 allowing nothing that gives pleasure; not comfortable 苦行的；禁欲的 the monks’ austere way of life 僧侣的苦行生活方式
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin austerus, from Greek austēros ‘severe’.