austerity
財政緊縮·節制簡樸的生活·樸素;簡約
區分財政緊縮與生活簡樸
Government austerity meant less money for schools and other public services.
政府財政緊縮,學校和其他公共服務的經費減少。
義項
財政緊縮C1noun財政緊縮
Government austerity meant less money for schools and other public services.
政府財政緊縮,學校和其他公共服務的經費減少。
austerity measures
簡樸生活C1noun節制簡樸的生活
After losing his job, he lived a life of austerity.
失業後,他過著節制簡樸的生活。
a life of austerity
樸素C1noun樸素;簡約
The austerity of the room was clear from its plain walls.
樸素的牆面顯示出房間外觀的簡約。
the austerity of the room
片語
personal austerity節省生活 →個人生活節制
austerity policy縮減支出 →財政緊縮政策
你會不會這樣說?
句子:The room has an air of austerity. 請問這間房間是否以繁複的裝飾為特色?(是/不是)
看答案
不是
austerity 指樸素簡約,與繁複裝飾相反。
字族
austere 簡樸的;嚴格的