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Ascetic

Ascetic 既可以形容一种极其简朴、克制欲望的生活方式,也可以指为了宗教或精神追求而进行苦修的人。

  1. The monks lead an ascetic life of prayer and manual labor. (僧侣们过着祈祷和体力劳动的苦修生活。)
  2. He adopted an ascetic diet, eating only bread and water. (他采取了节制的饮食,只吃面包和水。)
  3. The room was sparse and ascetic, containing only a bed and a desk. (房间简陋而质朴,只有一张床和一张书桌。)
  • 源自希腊语askētēs (修习者/运动员)。原指通过严格训练来锻炼意志的运动员。

记:As-ce-tic。想象一个人在山上“阿(As)死(ce)踢(tic)”自己的欲望。或者联想 a-skeptic (怀疑论者),他们往往也过着简单的生活。

After years of excess, the billionaire gave away his fortune and became an ascetic in the mountains. (在多年的奢靡生活后,这位亿万富翁捐出了财产,去山里当了一名苦行者。)