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单词 ascetic
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ascetic

noun
/əˈsetɪk/
/əˈsetɪk/
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  1. a person who lives in a simple and strict way, without physical pleasures, especially for religious reasons
    • monks, hermits and ascetics
    Topics Religion and festivalsc2

ascetic

adjective
/əˈsetɪk/
/əˈsetɪk/
[usually before noun]
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  1. not allowing yourself physical pleasures, especially for religious reasons; related to a simple and strict way of living
    • The monks lived a very ascetic life.
    • Living hidden away in the mountains suited his ascetic character.
    Topics Religion and festivalsc2
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin asceticus or Greek askētikos, from askētēs ‘monk’, from askein ‘to exercise’.
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