austere

UK:  [ɔː'stɪə(r)]

US:  [ɔ'stɪr]

adj.

1.严格的,严厉的

2.严格的,非常严格;严刻

3.严肃的;自我克制的;苦行的

4.严肃,严肃稳重的

5.简朴,简陋,朴素的

6.朴素的;质朴的

7.苦涩的

8.庄严,严正的

9.刻板

10.朴实粗浅的

1 . She was not antagonistic, just firm and austere, and I gathered that we were not likely to be the ones selected .
她没有敌意，只是既坚定又严肃，而我估计我们十有八九是不会被选中的。

2 . Austere Micah Hale wanted to be lenient at this moment, the last during which he would see his powerful mother-in-law.
这是与他高贵的岳母的最后一面，严格的弥迦黑尔此刻愿意宽宏大量一些。

3 . "It had to be somebody, " she said to the erect, austere missionary.
“总要有人来做，”她对坐得笔挺的严肃的传教士说。

4 . Capri is a gaunt rock of austere outline, bathed in a deep blue sea; but its vineyards, green and smiling, give it a soft and easy grace.
平淡无奇的卡普里，像一块巨砺，沐浴在深蓝色的海中；那青葱翠绿笑脸相迎的葡萄园，更增添了些许柔和舒适的魅力。

5 . Consumers were beginning to look beyond the austere and the purely functional to consider more sporty and luxury models.
消费者开始不看朴素的代步车了，他们要考虑买跑车型的豪华车。