| 釋義 |
austere /o: 'stia (r); o'stir/ adj 1 (of a person, his behaviour) severely moral and strict. (指人或其行為) 嚴(yán)肅不茍的; 嚴(yán)峻的。 2 (of a way of living, of places, styles) simple and plain; without ornament or comfort. (指生活方式、地方、文體) 質(zhì)樸的; 樸素?zé)o華的。 ~ly adv austerity /x'sterati; o'sterati/ n (pl -ties) 1 [U] quality of being 嚴(yán)肅; 嚴(yán)峻; 樸素; 質(zhì)樸。 2 (pl) ~ practices, eg fasting, living in a cell, for religious reasons. (復(fù)) (為宗敎理由的) 苦修; 苦行 (如齋戒; 居于密室等) 。 |