austere

IPA（発音記号）

Grim or severe in manner or appearance / Lacking decoration; trivial; not extravagant or gaudy

日本語の意味

厳格で厳粛な態度や外見を持つ / 飾り気がなく、控えめで質素な

The austere monastery impressed newcomers with its bare stone walls and strict silence.

その修道院の質素で厳しい様子は、むき出しの石壁と厳しい沈黙で訪問者に強い印象を与えた。

意味（1）

Grim or severe in manner or appearance

The headmistress was an austere old woman.

意味（2）

Lacking decoration; trivial; not extravagant or gaudy

The interior of the church was as austere as the parishioners were dour.

austerer

（ comparative ）

more austere

（ comparative ）

austerest

（ superlative ）

most austere

（ superlative ）