austerity
词根词缀：
austere adj. 严峻的
auster 严重的 + e → 严重的 → 严峻的
austerity n. 严峻；朴素
auster 严重的 + ity 表性质 → 严峻；朴素
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If we stick only to such austerity measures, the country will plunge deeper and deeper into recession.
他说，如果我们坚持这样的紧缩措施，希腊只会跌得更深并陷入更深的衰退。
Maximum austerity and minimum reform have been the outcome of the Greek crisis so far.
迄今为止，希腊危机只带来了最大程度的紧缩和最小程度的改革。
The austerity measures will have little immediate adverse effect on the average Moroccan
财政紧缩政策不会对普通的摩洛哥人产生直接的负面影响。
The striking feature in the current debate about austerity and stimulus has been the lack of attention to investment.
当前这场关于紧缩和刺激的辩论，其显著特点是缺乏对投资的关注。
They will also look at the latest austerity measures announced by Spain and Portugal.
此外，他们还将研究西班牙和葡萄牙宣布的最新紧缩措施。
The elections in France and Greece tell us that austerity fatigue has set in.
法国和希腊的选举告诉我们，“紧缩计划疲劳症”已开始显现。