The life of the troops was still comparatively austere.
部队生活相对而言仍然简朴。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
The room was austere, nearly barren of furniture or decoration.
这个房间很简朴,几乎没有什么家具或装饰。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
These days the word "kefir" is consequently more likely to bring to mind glamorous, yoga mat-toting women from Los Angeles than austere visions of blustery Eastern Europe.