characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons 苦行的;苦修的;禁欲(主义)的 an ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and manual labour. 以祈祷、斋戒和劳动为内容的苦修生活。 an ascetic face. 一张苦修者禁欲的脸。
noun
a person who practises such self-discipline and abstention 苦行者;苦修者;禁欲(主义)者
派生 ascetically adverb asceticism noun 语源
mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin asceticus or Greek askētikos, from askētēs 'monk', from askein 'to exercise'