austerity

noun

/ɒˈsterəti/, /ɔːˈsterəti/

/ɔːˈsterəti/

(plural austerities)

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[uncountable] difficult economic conditions created by government policies aimed at cutting public spending（经济的）紧缩；严格节制消费
- War was followed by many years of austerity.紧随战争的是多年的经济紧缩。
- austerity measures and economic reforms紧缩措施和经济改革
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- post-war
- wartime
- economic
- …
austerity + noun
- measures
- plan
- policies
- …
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[uncountable] the quality of being simple and plain in appearance苦行；禁欲
- the pleasing austerity of the design令人愉悦的简洁设计
[uncountable] the quality of being strict and serious in appearance or manner苦行；禁欲
- He was noted for his austerity and authoritarianism.他以简朴和独裁著称。
[uncountable] the fact of allowing no pleasures and little to make life comfortable苦行；禁欲
- the austerity of the monks’ life僧侣的禁欲生活
[countable, usually plural] something that is part of a way of life that allows no pleasures and little to make life comfortable艰苦；朴素
- the austerities of wartime Europe战时欧洲的艰苦生活

Word Originlate Middle English: from French austérité, from Latin austeritas, from austerus, from Greek austēros ‘severe’.