austerity的词源

英文词源

austerity (n.)

mid-14c., "sternness, harshness," from Old French austerite "harshness, cruelty" (14c.) and directly from Late Latin austeritatem (nominative austeritas), from austerus (see austere). Of severe self-discipline, from 1580s; hence "severe simplicity" (1875); applied during World War II to national policies limiting non-essentials as a wartime economy.

中文词源

austerity：朴素、艰苦

发音释义：[ɔ'stɛrəti] n. 紧缩；朴素；苦行；严厉

结构分析：austerity = austere（简朴的）+ity（名词后缀）→朴素、艰苦

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austerity：艰苦

来自PIE *saus, 烧，干旱，词源同sear, 烧焦。