austere
adjective uk/ɔːˈstɪər/ us/ɑːˈstɪr/
简朴的；艰苦的；朴素的
very simple and without comfort or unnecessary things, especially because of severe limits on money or goods
an austere childhood during the war 战火中艰苦的童年生活
不加修饰的，无装饰的
plain and without decoration
The courtroom was a large, dark chamber, an austere place. 法庭是一个大而阴暗的房间，朴实无华。
严厉的;严峻的
very severe and unfriendly in manner
He was a tall, austere, forbidding figure. 他身材高大，神色严肃，令人生畏。