- characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons苦行的; 苦修的; 禁欲（主义）的：
an ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and manual labour
以祈祷、斋戒和劳动为内容的苦修生活
an ascetic face.
一张苦行者的脸。
- a person who practises such self-discipline and abstention苦行者; 苦修者; 禁欲（主义）者。
派生词
ascetically
adverbasceticism
noun词源
mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin asceticus or Greek askētikos, from askētēs 'monk'， from askein 'to exercise'.