austerity

緊縮財政

政府が借金を減らすため、支出を抑えたり税金を増やしたりする政策。

やさしい英語で： A government policy of spending less or raising taxes to reduce the amount it owes.

• The government introduced austerity measures.
• Schools lost funding during years of austerity.
• Protesters demanded an end to austerity.

よく使う表現： austerity measures, austerity policy, years of austerity

禁欲、厳格さ

楽しみや快適さを控えた、厳しい生活や振る舞い。

やさしい英語で： A strict way of living or behaving, with few pleasures or comforts.

• The monks lived in austerity.
• Her personal austerity left little room for pleasure.
• He remembered the austerity of his childhood home.

類義語： strictness, severity

反対語： indulgence

よく使う表現： life of austerity, personal austerity, austerity of something

簡素さ、質素さ

飾りや余分な細部がなく、とても簡素な見た目。

やさしい英語で： A very plain appearance, without decoration or extra detail.

• The room had a striking austerity.
• White walls added to the austerity of the design.
• A few flowers softened the building’s austerity.

類義語： plainness, simplicity

よく使う表現： austerity of something, visual austerity, architectural austerity