美[əˈsɛtɪk] 1 . The monks lived a very ascetic life.
僧侣过着很清苦的生活。
来自《权威词典》
2 . The hermit followed an ascetic life - style.
这个隐士过的是苦行生活.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3 . He left the luxuries of the court for the life of an ascetic .
他放弃了宫廷的奢华，过起了清贫的生活。
来自柯林斯例句
4 . She has never been close to her ascetic, workaholic father.
她从来没有和她那个清心寡欲、只顾工作的父亲亲近过。
来自辞典例句
5 . His thin, ascetic face mirrows an intensity of thought.
他那苦行僧似的瘦脸反映出他正在冥思苦索.
来自辞典例句
1.practices self denial as spiritual discipline
2.pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline;
ascetic practices
3.practicing great self-denial;
Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it- William James
