英 [ɒˈsterəti] 美 [ɔːˈsterəti]
n. （经济的）紧缩，严格节制消费；艰苦，朴素；苦行，禁欲；（物品的）简朴，无华；严格，严厉
复数austerities
austerity /ɒˈstɛrɪtɪ/ TEM8
不可数名词 Austerity is a situation in which people's living standards are reduced because of economic difficulties. 经济紧缩
...the years of austerity which followed the war.
…战后的经济紧缩年代。
the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
同义词： asceticism / nonindulgence
紧缩
紧缩
“欧洲任重道远，财政紧缩(austerity)或整顿可能是导致欧元区长期萎靡不振的原因之一，所谓的纪律(discipline)并非总是收紧，而是能够长期有利于经济，因此我认为财政...
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... auspicious adj. 幸运的；吉兆的 vHM中国英语学习网 austerity n. 严峻；节俭 authentic adj. 可靠，有根据，真实的 vHM中国英语学习网 ...
紧缩；朴素；苦行；严厉
War was followed by many years of austerity.
紧随战争的是多年的经济紧缩。
In the 1920s demand for American farm products fell, as European countries began to recover from World War I and instituted austerity programs to reduce their imports.
在20世纪20年代，欧洲国家开始从第一次世界大战中恢复过来，并制定紧缩计划减少进口，对美国农产品的需求下降了。
Mr Mas promises austerity.
马斯先生承诺紧缩。
Critics say the austerity plan will hurt the poor especially.
VOA : special.2010.05.07
Merriam-Webster defines "austerity" as "enforced or extreme economy."
VOA : special.2010.12.24
But many investors worry that austerity measures taken by Greece,Portugal and Spain will stifle growth in Europe and lead to recession.
VOA : standard.2010.05.17
In October 2012 the Lithuanian people, apparently tired of austerity, ousted the ruling Christian Democrats.
FORBES: The Triumph Of Good Economics: 'Austere' Baltic States Outgrow Their European Neighbors
But few Greeks see how the current strategy of austerity without growth can work.
The rest were scrapped as unacceptable symbols of excess in an era of wartime austerity.
为了净化自身的精神和心灵，所遂行的严苛苦行、苦修、禁欲行为，甚至会有自我虐待、自残的行为。