austere
adjective /ɒˈstɪə(r)/, /ɔːˈstɪə(r)/
/ɔːˈstɪr/
- 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
- her austere bedroom with its simple narrow bed
- (of a person
人 严肃的；严厉的 - My father was a distant, austere man.
我父亲是个难以接近的严肃的人。
- My father was a distant, austere man.
- 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
- the monks’ austere way of life
词源Middle English: via Old French from Latin austerus, from Greek austēros ‘severe’.