n. 苦行者, 禁欲者, 修道者

a. 苦行的, 禁欲的

Ascetic \As*cet"ic\a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to exercise, to practice
gymnastics.]
Extremely rigid in self-denial and devotions; austere;
severe.

The stern ascetic rigor of the Temple discipline. --Sir
W. Scott.


Ascetic \As*cet"ic\, n.
In the early church, one who devoted himself to a solitary
and contemplative life, characterized by devotion, extreme
self-denial, and self-mortification; a hermit; a recluse;
hence, one who practices extreme rigor and self-denial in
religious things.

I am far from commending those ascetics that take up
their quarters in deserts. --Norris.

{Ascetic theology}, the science which treats of the practice
of the theological and moral virtues, and the counsels of
perfection. --Am. Cyc.