1640s, from Greek asketikos "rigorously self-disciplined, laborious," from asketes "monk, hermit," earlier "one who practices an art or trade," from askein "to exercise, train," originally "to train for athletic competition, practice gymnastics, exercise."
ascetic (n.)
"one of the early Christians who retired to the desert to live solitary lives of meditation and prayer," 1670s, from ascetic (adj.).
雙語例句
1. The monks lived a very ascetic life.
僧侶過著很清苦的生活。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. The hermit followed an ascetic life - style.
這個隱士過的是苦行生活.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. He left the luxuries of the court for the life of an ascetic.
他放棄了宮廷的奢華，過起了清貧的生活。
來自柯林斯例句
4. She has never been close to her ascetic, workaholic father.
她從來沒有和她那個清心寡欲、只顧工作的父親親近過。
來自辭典例句
5. His thin, ascetic face mirrows an intensity of thought.