adj.簡樸的；嚴厲的；苦行的；緊縮的

The room was furnished in austere style. 這間屋子陳設得簡單樸素。

Father was an austere man, very strict with his children. 父親是個嚴厲的人,對子女十分嚴格。

Monks are leading simple, austere lives. 僧侶們過著清苦的生活。

We led an austere life in the mountains. 我們在山區(qū)過著艱苦的生活。

Many people are in favor of the government's austere economic policies. 很多民眾支持政府的經濟緊縮政策。