asceticism
英[?'set?s?z(?)m]
美[?'s?t?s?z?m]
- n. 禁欲主義；苦行主義；苦行生活
英英釋意
- 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