spartan

🇬🇧 UK/'spɑ:tәn/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Simple, austere, and without comfort or luxury; showing great self-discipline

斯巴达式的,简朴的,艰苦的,刚毅的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Eponym
spartanother
=spartan

Common Collocations

  • 1.spartan lifestyle简朴的生活方式
  • 2.spartan conditions艰苦的条件
  • 3.spartan diet清淡的饮食
  • 4.spartan existence简朴的生活

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The soldiers lived in spartan barracks with nothing but a cot and a locker.

  • 2.

    She adopted a spartan lifestyle, eating plain food and exercising daily.

  • 3.

    The monk's cell was spartan, containing only a bed, a desk, and a single candle.

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