renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others 同义词:abnegation, self-abnegation, denial, self-renunciation,
the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses 同义词:self-discipline, self-control,
the trait of practicing self discipline 同义词:self-discipline,
Self-denial (also called self-abnegation and self-sacrifice) is altruistic abstinence - the willingness to forego personal pleasures or undergo personal trials in the pursuit of the increased good of another. Various religions and cultures take differing views of self-denial, some considering it a positive trait and others considering it a negative one.
例句与用法
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I should fancy that the real tragedy of the poor is that they can afford nothing but self-denial . 我想穷人的真正悲剧在于他们除了自我克制外,什么也拿不出。
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He feared that they had never heard of necessity of self-denial and humility from any lips that could profit them . 他估计,她们从来没有听到可以帮助她们的人说过,必须克己,必须谦让。
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He feared that they had never heard of necessity of self-denial and humility from any lips that could profit them . 他估计,她们从来没有听到可以帮助他们的人说过,必须克已,必须谦让。
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He feared that they had never heard of necessity of self-denial and humility from any lips that could profit them . 他估计,她们从来没有听到可能帮助她们的人说过,必须克己,必须谦让。