austerity

美 [ɔˈsterəti]英 [ɔːˈsterəti]
  • n.苦行;朴素;(经济的)紧缩;严格节制消费
  • 网络节俭;严峻;简朴

复数:austerities

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austerity

n.

1.[u](经济的)紧缩;严格节制消费a situation when people do not have much money to spend because there are bad economic conditions

2.[u]苦行;禁欲the quality of being austere

3.[c][usupl]艰苦;朴素something that is part of an austere way of life

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