austere [ɔ:ˈstɪr]

例句:

• I found her a rather austere, distant, somewhat cold person.
  我发现她相当严厉，拒人于千里之外，近乎冷漠。
  
• The life of the troops was still comparatively austere.
  军队的生活还是相对清苦的。
  
• The room was austere, nearly barren of furniture or decoration.
  房间非常简朴，几乎没有任何家具和装饰。
  
• George Osborne has remained robust in his austere approach.
  来自THETIMES
• The austere phrases were logical and easy to read.
  来自NEWYORKER
• His mask-like face is...grimly remote and austere in death.
  来自E. O
• An austere, silent woman showed him round the small flat.
  一个严肃沉默的妇女带他看了看这套小公寓。
  来自《权威词典》
• She was an austere religious woman of Spanish origins.
  她是个严守教规、祖籍西班牙的妇女。
  来自《权威词典》
• My father was a distant, austere man.
  我父亲是个难以接近的严肃的人。
  来自《权威词典》