2ADJ-GRADED (人)嚴厲的,嚴肅的,嚴格的 If you describe someone as austere, you disapprove of them because they are strict and serious. (人)嚴厲的,嚴肅的,嚴格的 [disapproval]
I found her a rather austere, distant, somewhat cold person.
我發現她相當嚴厲,拒人於千裏之外,近乎冷漠。
...an extraordinarily austere and puritanical organization.
有着非常嚴厲的清規戒律的組織
3ADJ-GRADED (生活)簡樸的,不奢華的,苦行的 An austere way of life is one that is simple and without luxuries. (生活)簡樸的,不奢華的,苦行的
The life of the troops was still comparatively austere.