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ascetically adverb uk /əˈset.ɪ.kəl.i/ us /əˈset̬.ɪ.kəl.i/ in a way that involves living a simple life without physical pleasures, often for religious reasons: 苦行地 He lives purely and ascetically. 他过着纯粹而苦行的生活。 It is a story of living ascetically in a forest inhabited by Buddhist monks.这是一个在佛教僧侣居住的森林中苦行的故事。 See
ascetic At their monastery, the women live as ascetically as their male counterparts. Her home is ascetically furnished with just a desk and single bed. As a young man he was ascetically thin. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Self-control and moderation anti-pleasure asceticism be in command (of yourself)idiom boundary constraint go steady on somethingidiom golden mean grip imperviously mind over matteridiom puritanism restrained restrainedly restraint restrict stint temperance undignified unsensational willpower |