asceticKK [əˋsɛtɪk] /əˈsɛtɪk/形容詞1苦行的、禁慾的、刻苦的He led an ascetic life, sleeping on the floor and eating only rice.他過著苦行般的生活,睡在地板上,只吃白飯。2簡樸的、清苦的The monastery's ascetic rooms contained nothing but a bed and a lamp.修道院裡那些簡樸的房間除了一張床和一盞燈什麼都沒有。名詞1苦行者、禁慾者The ascetics in the mountains survived on wild plants and spring water.山中的苦行者靠野菜和泉水維生。