spartan

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial.
    — I went on the retreat to the monastery, thinking I would be sleeping in a spartan cell, only to discover a simple but comfortable bedroom.
  2. Resolute in the face of danger or adversity.
    — The spartan legionaries vowed to fight to the death.
  3. Lacking in decoration and luxury.
    — After ten years as a fashion designer in the rough-and-tumble Garment District, Eloise left New York for the spartan but serene life of a farmer's wife.

词形变化

more spartan comparative most spartan superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
spartanism spartanly spartanness

词源

By analogy with the ancient Spartans, who famously possessed these qualities.
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