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.).
双语例句
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.
