self-denial

英 [ˌself dɪˈnaɪəl]

美 [ˌself dɪˈnaɪəl]

n.  克己; (宗教)弃绝自己

复数：self-denials　

法律

牛津词典

noun

• 克己；（宗教）弃绝自己
  the act of not having or doing the things you like, either because you do not have enough money, or for moral or religious reasons

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 自我剥夺;自我牺牲;克己忘我
  Self-denialis the habit of refusing to do or have things that you would like, either because you cannot afford them, or because you believe it is morally good for you not to do them or have them.
  1. Should motherhood necessarily mean sacrifice and self-denial?
     做母亲就一定要牺牲和忘我吗？
  2. ...an unprecedented act of self-denial.
     闻所未闻的克己行为

英英释义

noun

• renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
  Synonym:abnegationself-abnegationdenialself-renunciation
• the act of denying yourself
  Synonym:self-disciplineself-control
• the trait of practicing self discipline
  Synonym:self-discipline

双语例句

• For in that sad yet happy hour, she had learned not only the bitterness of remorse and despair, but the sweetness of self-denial and self-control.
  在那既悲又喜的时刻，她不但咀嚼到悔恨绝望的痛苦滋味，也尝到了自我否认和自我控制的甜蜜感受。
• What a light is here for those who can bear or love the light: Self is the whole evil of fallen nature; self-denial is our capacity of being saved, humility is our Saviour.
  这里给我们看出几个何等重要的亮光，老我是堕落的天性，“舍己”使我们得救，“谦卑”地效法救主。
• I do not wish my life to be cluttered with material things; on the other hand, I do not wish to anticipate, by fanatical self-denial, the raptures to come.
  我不希望生活充斥着物质追求；另一方面，我也不愿盲目否定自我以期待神赐喜悦的来临。
• All the blessings we enjoy are the fruits of labor, toil, and self-denial, and study.
  我们得到的一切幸福都是劳动、辛苦、自我克制和学习的成果。
• Through self-denial, prayer, and helping others, we re-learn Jesus'way of self-sacrifice for others.
  透过舍弃自我，祈祷，和帮助他人，我们重新学习耶稣为人舍己的精神。
• Should motherhood necessarily mean sacrifice and self-denial?
  做母亲就一定要牺牲和忘我吗？
• Critical spirits is the soul of Marxist practice dialectics, the core of which is related to the nature of self-denial and self-surmounting in the human practice activities.
  批判精神是马克思主义实践辩证法的灵魂，其深层根基在于人类实践活动自我否定、我超越的本性。
• Self-analysis is the behavior of wise man whereas self-denial is even the embodiment of decision;
  自我剖析，是智者所为；自我否定，更是英明决断的体现；
• There is a period of penance, fasting, self-denial, and repentance.
  有一个赎罪、斋戒、自制与忏悔的阶段。
• With true vigor, we will seek to cultivate a spirit of self-denial.
  我们要以诚实刚健为本，培养出战胜自我的精神。