ascetic
英 [?'set?k]
美[?'s?t?k]
- adj. 苦行的；禁欲主義的
- n. 苦行者；禁欲者
GRE擴展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
名詞:?asceticism;
助記提示
Ascetic：我色停。我已停止了對色的追求----禁欲的，苦行者。?
中文詞源
ascetic 禁欲的
來自希臘語askeo, 修行，特指宗教人士的苦修。可能來自askos, 同skin, 借指放棄一切舒適的裸體隱修，包括衣服，以達到一種靈魂的超越。如印度耆那教天衣派。
英文詞源
- 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.).
雙語例句
- 1. The monks lived a very ascetic life.
- 僧侶過著很清苦的生活。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. The hermit followed an ascetic life - style.
- 這個隱士過的是苦行生活.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. He left the luxuries of the court for the life of an ascetic.
- 他放棄了宮廷的奢華，過起了清貧的生活。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. She has never been close to her ascetic, workaholic father.
- 她從來沒有和她那個清心寡欲、只顧工作的父親親近過。
來自辭典例句
- 5. His thin, ascetic face mirrows an intensity of thought.
- 他那苦行僧似的瘦臉反映出他正在冥思苦索.
來自辭典例句