ascetic
英[ə'setɪk]
美[ə'sɛtɪk]
- adj. 苦行的；禁欲主义的
- n. 苦行者；禁欲者
词态变化
名词: asceticism;
助记提示
Ascetic：我色停。我已停止了对色的追求----禁欲的，苦行者。
中文词源
ascetic 禁欲的
来自希腊语askeo, 修行，特指宗教人士的苦修。可能来自askos, 同skin, 借指放弃一切舒适的裸体隐修，包括衣服，以达到一种灵魂的超越。如印度耆那教天衣派。
英文词源
- ascetic (adj.)
- 1640s, from Greek asketikos "rigorously self-disciplined, laborious," from asketes "monk, hermit," earlier "one who practices an art or trade," from askein "to exercise, train," originally "to train for athletic competition, practice gymnastics, exercise."
- ascetic (n.)
- "one of the early Christians who retired to the desert to live solitary lives of meditation and prayer," 1670s, from ascetic (adj.).
双语例句
- 1. The monks lived a very ascetic life.
- 僧侣过着很清苦的生活。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. The hermit followed an ascetic life - style.
- 这个隐士过的是苦行生活.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. He left the luxuries of the court for the life of an ascetic.
- 他放弃了宫廷的奢华，过起了清贫的生活。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. She has never been close to her ascetic, workaholic father.
- 她从来没有和她那个清心寡欲、只顾工作的父亲亲近过。
来自辞典例句
- 5. His thin, ascetic face mirrows an intensity of thought.
- 他那苦行僧似的瘦脸反映出他正在冥思苦索.
来自辞典例句