单词 | austerity |
释义 | austerity /aw ster"i tee/, n. , pl. austerities. 1. austere quality; severity of manner, life, etc.; sternness. 2. Usually, austerities. ascetic practices: austerities of monastery life. 3. strict economy. [1300-50; ME austerite < AF, OF austerite < L austeritas. See AUSTERE, -ITY] Syn. 1. harshness, strictness, asceticism, rigor. 2. See hardship. Ant. 1. leniency. |
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