not allowing yourself physical pleasures, especially for religious reasons; related to a simple and strict way of living过清苦生活的；（尤指）苦行的；禁欲的- The monks lived a very ascetic life.僧侣过着很清苦的生活。🔊🔊
- Living hidden away in the mountains suited his ascetic character.隐藏在山上的生活符合他的禁欲格调。
Topics Religion and festivalsc2Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin asceticus or Greek askētikos, from askētēs ‘monk’, from askein ‘to exercise’.