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austere + noun
形容生活方式、环境等简单无华。
The monk led an austere life.
这位僧侣过着简朴的生活。
严峻的；严厉的；冷峻的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
严峻的；严厉的；冷峻的
Grim or severe in manner or appearance; forbidding.
The monk led an austere life.
这位僧侣过着简朴的生活。
态度或外表严肃
Grim or severe in manner or appearance.
极其简单的
severely simple
缺乏装饰；简单；不奢华或华丽
Lacking decoration; trivial; not extravagant or gaudy.
严肃或严格的举止；外表严厉
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
The monk led an austere life, owning only a robe and a bowl.
这位僧侣过着简朴的生活，仅拥有一件长袍和一个碗。
AI contextual example
The building's austere design, with plain concrete walls and no windows, felt unwelcoming.
这栋建筑的设计极为简朴，只有素混凝土墙壁，没有窗户，让人感到不亲切。
AI contextual example
The teacher's austere demeanor kept the class silent during the exam.
老师严峻的态度使整个考试期间班里鸦雀无声。
AI contextual example
an austere expression
严肃的表情
WordNet
形容生活方式、环境等简单无华。
The monk led an austere life.
这位僧侣过着简朴的生活。
作表语，描述事物特征。
The design is austere.
设计十分简洁。
具体说明在某个方面简朴。
The building is austere in style.
这座建筑风格朴实。
Not this
He austered his lifestyle to save money.
Use this
He adopted an austere lifestyle to save money.
学习者误将形容词 'austere' 当作动词使用。正确的用法是将其作为形容词修饰名词，或使用 'adopt an austere lifestyle' 等动词短语。
Not this
The judge gave an austere sentence to the criminal.
Use this
The judge gave a severe sentence to the criminal.
'austere' 侧重简朴或严厉的举止，而 'severe' 更常用于描述惩罚、批评等的严厉程度，在此语境下更自然。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
简朴的生活方式；苦行式的生活
He chose an austere lifestyle, owning only what he needed.
他选择了一种简朴的生活方式，只拥有自己需要的东西。
质朴的美；冷峻的美
The chapel is admired for its austere beauty.
这座小教堂因其质朴的美而受到赞赏。
简朴的环境；朴素的环境
The writer worked best in austere surroundings.
这位作家在简朴的环境中工作效率最高。
严肃的态度；冷峻的神态
The doctor's austere manner frightened the child.
那位医生严肃的态度吓到了孩子。
朴素的简洁；简朴无华
The apartment's austere simplicity was calming.
这套公寓简朴无华，令人感到平静。
我原是怕你，因为你是严厉的人；没有放下的，还要去拿；没有种下的，还要去收。
The servant in the parable describes his master as an austere man who demands profit from what he never planted.
比喻中的仆人形容他的主人是一个严厉的人，要求从未栽种之物中获利。
告别室内的抱怨、图书馆、争吵，以及那些陈腐、温顺、严峻的事物。
In this line from Walt Whitman's 'Song of the Open Road,' the poet rejects an austere indoor existence in favor of freedom and the open road.
在沃尔特·惠特曼《大路之歌》的这一行中，诗人拒绝严峻的室内生活，转而拥抱自由与开阔的大路。
Use austere naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 austerity（紧缩）：紧缩政策=简朴自律；画面是官员神情严峻，房间毫无装饰。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学描述、设计或建筑评论 “austere”属于正式用词，多用于书面或文学语境，形容人的态度严厉、生活方式简朴或建筑/设计风格不加装饰；日常口语中不太常用。
这些词都与 austere 重读的 /-ɪr/ 尾音押韵：severe, sincere, adhere, interfere, revere, sphere。注意形近词 austerity 读作 /ɔːˈsterəti/，与 austere 拼写相近但元音不同，不押韵。
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