柯林斯詞典austerity /??st?r?t?/ 1. N-UNCOUNT Austerity is a situation in which people's living standards are reduced because of economic difficulties. 經(jīng)濟緊縮 ...the years of austerity which followed the war. …戰(zhàn)後的經(jīng)濟緊縮年代。 返回 austerity劍橋詞典[ 可數(shù)名詞:有複數(shù)形式的名詞 or 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞:沒有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ] the condition of living without unnecessary things and without comfort , with limited money or goods , or a practice , habit , or experience that is typical of this 簡樸(的生活);艱苦(的生活) The wartime austerity of my early years prepared me for later hardships . 早年戰(zhàn)火紛飛年代裡的艱苦經(jīng)歷使我能夠忍受日後的艱難睏苦。 The austerities of life in a small rural community were not what I was used to. 窮鄕僻壤的清苦生活可不是我所習慣的。 [ 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞:沒有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ] a difficult economic situation caused by a government reducing the amount of money it spends (國家開支上的)緊縮,縮減 People protested in the streets against austerity. 人們上街抗議緊縮措施。 The government today announced new austerity measures . 政府今天宣佈了新的緊縮措施。 [ 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞:沒有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ] the quality of being austere in appearance or manner (外表、衣著的)樸素,樸實 the austerity of her short hair and plain grey suit 她樸素的短發(fā)和簡單的灰色衣裳 返回 austerity