asceticism
英[ə'setɪsɪz(ə)m]
美[ə'sɛtɪsɪzəm]
- n. 禁欲主义；苦行主义；苦行生活
英英释意
- 1. the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state
- 2. the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
- 3. rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint