the austerity of sth
此结构中的 of 后接名词,表示某种事物或生活方式的朴素、严谨特质。
The austerity of the monastery reflected their devotion.
修道院的简朴反映了他们的虔诚。
克己;禁欲;苦行
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克己;禁欲;苦行
the trait of great self-denial, especially refraining from worldly pleasures
The austerity of the monastery reflected their devotion.
修道院的简朴反映了他们的虔诚。
言行或生活的严肃;极端严格或严苛;严酷的纪律。
Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
极度自我克制的特征(尤其是避免世俗享乐)
the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
不加修饰;朴素;极其简朴。
Freedom from adornment; plainness; severe simplicity.
削减赤字的政策,通常意味着削减开支、增税或两者兼有。
A policy of deficit-cutting, which by definition requires lower spending, higher taxes, or both.
After years of luxury, he embraced austerity and sold most of his belongings.
多年奢侈生活之后,他开始崇尚苦行,卖掉了大部分财物。
Her daily life was marked by extreme austerity, with cold showers and plain meals.
她的日常生活以极度的苦行为标志,洗冷水澡、吃粗茶淡饭。
The community practiced austerity during the festival, eating nothing after sunset.
这个社区在节日期间奉行苦行,日落后便不吃东西。
此结构中的 of 后接名词,表示某种事物或生活方式的朴素、严谨特质。
The austerity of the monastery reflected their devotion.
修道院的简朴反映了他们的虔诚。
in 后接具体方面(如服装、饮食、花费),说明在哪一种行为上体现克己。
The austerity in their meals was obvious.
他们饮食中的简朴显而易见。
live in austerity 是固定动词短语,表示以简朴克己的方式生活,常见于宗教或修行语境。
The monks live in austerity to focus on prayer.
僧侣们过着苦行生活以便专注于祈祷。
Not this
He lives an austerity life.
Use this
He lives a life of austerity.
austerity 是名词,不能直接放在 life 前作定语;英语中表达“简朴的生活”常用 a life of austerity,或改用形容词 austere。中文“朴素的生活”容易让学习者把名词误当形容词用。
Not this
The government introduced austerities to cut the deficit.
Use this
The government introduced austerity to cut the deficit.
在表示“财政紧缩”时,austerity 是不可数名词,不能用复数;austerities 只表示具体的“苦行”或“艰难之事”。汉语“多项紧缩政策”容易导致误加复数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
苦行的生活
The monk chose a life of austerity.
这位僧侣选择了苦行的生活。
过简朴生活,力行苦行
During Lent, many believers practice austerity.
大斋期期间,许多信徒力行苦行。
修道式的清苦
Her room reflected a monastic austerity.
她的房间透出一种修道式的清苦。
风格质朴,文体简朴
The critic praised the austerity of her writing style.
评论家称赞她的文风质朴。
衣着朴素
His austerity in dress made him stand out at the party.
他衣着朴素,在聚会上显得格外突出。
繁荣期而非萧条期,才是财政部实施紧缩政策的合适时机。
The government's austerity measures have sparked widespread protests.
政府的紧缩措施引发了广泛的抗议。
紧缩时代即将来临。
The country is facing a period of austerity after the financial crisis.
金融危机后,这个国家正面临一段紧缩时期。
Use austerity naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 austere(严峻的)+ ity;画面:苦行僧生活朴素严峻,克己禁欲。
语域:formal 常见场景:宗教与哲学讨论、历史或文学叙述、关于简朴生活方式的正式讨论 这里指“克己、禁欲、苦行”这类个人品性或生活方式;它在正式或书面语中较多见,常见于宗教、哲学、历史或文学讨论,日常口语中通常较少使用。
以上六词的重读元音均为 /ɛ/,后面都接 /rɪti/,与 austerity 的 /stɛrɪti/ 押韵。注意:authority /əˈθɔːrəti/、university /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsəti/、mystery /ˈmɪstəri/ 虽拼写近似,但发音不同,不押韵。
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