| 单词 | spartan |
| 释义 | spar·tan /ˈspɑːtn $ -ɑːr-/ adjective SIMPLE/PLAINCOMFORTABLEspartan conditions or ways of living are simple and without any comfort 〔生活条件或方式〕简朴而艰苦的，清苦的 spartan accommodation 简朴的住处 a spartan existence 清苦的生活Examples from the Corpusspartan• The hotel was like a different world compared to the spartan accomodation I'd had in the army.• a spartan apartment• But his decorative style is as spartan as any Internationalist.• The students' rooms are spartan but clean, with no carpets or central heating.• Spur lines led from principal stations into vast spartan dormitory accommodation where they could be quarantined and prepared for settlement.• For example, they tend to do their brilliant work in spartan, even shabby, surroundings.• It was a spartan existence, with no running water or electricity.• Funky Ruidoso and spartan Lincoln serve as nice contrasts to each other.• Once it is forgotten again, she resumes her work in the spartan room allocated to her by a local co-op.• The accommodation is pretty spartan, so take extra blankets and bedding.• He had become a tireless spartan worker who never seemed to register ordinary pain or fatigue.Origin spartan (1600-1700) Spartan “of Sparta” ((16-21 centuries)), from Sparta city in ancient Greece whose people lived simplyspar·tan adjectiveChineseSyllable living spartan are conditions ways Corpus of or |
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