Ascetic

(adj.) practicing great self-denial; 'Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it'- William James; 'a desert nomad's austere life'; 'a spartan diet'; 'a spartan existence' .

(adj.) pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline; 'ascetic practices' .

塞西莉整理

• Casuistry, and an ascetic morality, made up, in most cases, the greater part of the moral philosophy of the schools. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• At Benares Gautama sought out his five pupils, who were still leading the ascetic life. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• He is clean-shaven, pale, and ascetic-looking, retaining something of the professor in his features. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• A man of deep character, a man with an alert mind, grim, ascetic, self-contained, formidable--so I read Dr. Leslie Armstrong. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• These ascetics were all supposed to be seeking some deeper reality in life, and a passionate desire to do likewise took possession of Gautama. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• And then he and Channa saw one of those wandering ascetics who already existed in great numbers in India. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.

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