austerity
n. 严厉; 简朴,朴素; 苦行; 节衣缩食
Austerity is a situation in which people's living standards are reduced because of economic difficulties.
...an economic austerity programme.
经济紧缩方案
...the years of austerity which followed the war.
战后的艰苦岁月
If you refer to something as showing austerity, you like its plain and simple appearance.
...many abandoned buildings, some of which have a compact classical austerity and dignity.
许多废弃建筑,其中一些布局紧凑、古朴典雅
1. the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
Afterward, the Chinese central bank announced new monetary austerity measures.
随后, 中国央行就宣布了新的货币紧缩措施.
A peculiar austerity marked his judgments of modern life.
他对现代生活的批评带着一种特殊的苛刻.
War was followed by many years of austerity.
战争结束后还要过多年的紧日子.
What would you rather have : Austerity Britain or Weimar Germany?
二战后的 百废待兴 的英国,还是魏玛政府时期的物价飞涨的德国?
The question most often asked is whether Mr Osborne's gamble with austerity will pay off.
人们问得最多的一个问题是,奥斯本这一厉行节约的赌博是否会获得回报.