ascetic

• 形容人或生活方式具有严格的自我克制和自律，摒弃一切形式的奢侈与享乐，通常出于宗教或精神修行的目的。

Describes a person or lifestyle characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious or spiritual reasons.

1. Self-denying lifestyleC1formal

   Characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious or spiritual reasons.

   苦行的

   • The monk led an ascetic life, avoiding all material comforts.
   • Her ascetic practices included fasting and meditation.
   • He adopted an ascetic diet, eating only plain rice and vegetables.

   同义词abstemiousabstinentausterefrugalmonkishpuritanicalreclusiveself-denyingspartan

   反义词epicureanindulgentluxuriousself-indulgentsybaritic

2. C1formal

   Having a very simple and plain appearance or style, without decoration or luxury.

   简朴的

   • The room was ascetic, with only a bed and a wooden chair.
   • His writing style is ascetic, stripped of all unnecessary words.
   • The ascetic design of the building reflected its spiritual purpose.

   同义词austerebarefrugalplainseveresimplespartanstarkunadorned

   反义词decorativeelaborateextravagantlavishluxuriousopulentornatesumptuous

• 名词，指过着严格自律、克制欲望的生活的人，常因宗教或精神原因而禁欲、苦行、摒弃世俗享乐。

A noun referring to a person who practices severe self-discipline and abstains from worldly pleasures, often for religious or spiritual reasons.

1. Person who practices self-denialC1formal

   A person who lives a simple, strict life without physical pleasures, often for religious or spiritual reasons.

   苦行者

   • The ascetic lived in a small cave, meditating daily.
   • Many ascetics renounce material possessions for spiritual growth.
   • He became an ascetic after years of searching for meaning.

   同义词abstaineranchoritehermitmonknunpuritanreclusesolitary

   反义词epicureanhedonistsybaritevoluptuary