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ascetics

UK //əˈsetɪks//US //əˈsetɪks//

词源

源自希腊语 askētikos(练习的),与 askēsis(训练/修行)相关,最初指运动员的严格训练,后引申为精神修炼。

noun

❶ 指通过极端节制物质享受和肉体欲望来追求精神提升的人,常见于宗教修行或哲学实践中。

“The ascetics lived in caves and ate only wild berries.”

(苦行者们住在山洞里,仅以野果为食。)

“Ancient Hindu ascetics often meditated for years in solitude.”

(古印度苦修者常独自冥想数年。)

同义词:monk, hermit, yogi, anchorite, fakir

常见短语

ascetic lifestyle — 指极度简朴、克制欲望的生活方式,通常与宗教或精神追求相关。

“He adopted an ascetic lifestyle, giving up all luxuries.”

(他选择了苦行式生活,放弃了一切奢侈品。)