austerity

n.

严厉；简朴，朴素；苦行；节衣缩食

复数：austerities

1. Austerity, not market reform, was his message.
   节俭，而不是改革，才是他传递的信息。
2. Austerity is the only path to attain liberation.
   苦修是通向解脱的唯一的道路。
3. Wartime austerities included food rationing and shortage of fuel.
   战时的艰苦包括食物配给和燃料短缺。
4. Children are afraid of the austerity of their schoolmaster.
   孩子们都害怕校长的严厉。

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