ascetic /əˈsɛtɪk/ adjective Learner's definition of ASCETIC
[more ascetic; most ascetic] formal
: relating to or having a strict and simple way of living that avoids physical pleasure过清苦生活的；苦行的；禁欲的 -
an ascetic monk苦行僧
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an ascetic scholar奉行禁欲主义的学者
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the ascetic [=severe, austere] life of monks僧人的苦行生活
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an ascetic diet of rice and beans只有米饭和豆子的清淡饮食
— ascetic
noun, plural ascetics [count] — asceticism
/əˈsɛtəˌsɪzəm/ noun [noncount]