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ascetic noun /əˈsetɪk/ /əˈsetɪk/ - a person who lives in a simple and strict way, without physical pleasures, especially for religious reasons过清苦生活的;(尤指)苦行的;禁欲的
- monks, hermits and ascetics僧侣、隐士和苦行者
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ascetic adjective /əˈsetɪk/ /əˈsetɪk/ [usually before noun] - not allowing yourself physical pleasures, especially for religious reasons; related to a simple and strict way of living过清苦生活的;(尤指)苦行的;禁欲的
- The monks lived a very ascetic life.僧侣过着很清苦的生活。
- Living hidden away in the mountains suited his ascetic character.隐居在山里符合他的苦行僧的性格。
Topics Religion and festivalsc2词源mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin asceticus or Greek askētikos, from askētēs ‘monk’, from askein ‘to exercise’.
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