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单词 self-denial
释义

self-denial

noun [mass noun]
The denial of one’s own interests and needs; self-sacrifice: the farm has been built up over the years by hard work and self-denial...
  • Our vows are not of celibacy or self-denial, but of temperance and self-moderation.
  • No one denies self-denial and noble altruism are generative of a host of spiritual benefits.
  • A real person has to go through so much self-denial to fulfil this idealised image.

Synonyms

self-sacrifice, selflessness, unselfishness, altruism, self-discipline, asceticism, abnegation, self-abnegation, self-deprivation, abstemiousness, abstinence;
moderation, austerity, temperance, abstention, renunciation;
celibacy, chastity;
teetotalism
rare continence

Derivatives

self-denying

/ˌsɛlfdɪˈnʌɪɪŋ/ adjective ...
  • The two figures, one highly individualised, dedicated to self-assertion and pleasure-seeking, the other ascetic and self-denying, are sharply contrasted.
  • The doctrine would only be followed by the prudent and self-denying.
  • Can a profit-driven, self-denying lawyer be a good lawyer?
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