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。
- 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。)
- 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。)
- 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。)