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。
• 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。
• I felt sure that his self-denial, as he handed me the last chocolate, was prompted less by selflessness than by a fear of getting fat.
  当他递给我最后一块巧克力的时候，我敢肯定他的克己行为与其说出于无私还不如说是害怕发胖。
• Far from being born in sin and condemned to find salvation only self-denial, we are basically good and happy beings, and can realize that fact by consciously believing it is true.
  我们远非生而有罪，被罚只有自我否定才能获拯，而我们本质上是善的和快乐的生命，并能通过有意识地相信这是真的而认识这一事实。
• But such willpower and self-denial is rare-sad cases like the Rockefellers and Hiltons are more common.
  但这种意志力和克己精神已属罕见&像洛克菲勒家族（Rockefellers）和希尔顿家族（Hiltons）那样令人遗憾的案例更为普遍。
• I hate those acts of righteous self-denial that people do just so they can brag about them: health cleanses, bow hunting, reclaiming your virginity.
  我恨那些自己跟自己过不去的正义行为。不管是大搞卫生、用弓箭狩猎还是重守贞节，人们做这些事，其实都只不过是为了让他们日后可以自我吹嘘而已。
• One dependent on alms for support. The selfish person must grow in self-denial before people will trust.
  依靠救济金者，接受施舍的人自私的人必须学会舍己，别人才会信任。
• 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。
• The selfish person must grow in self-denial before people will trust.
  自私的人必须学会舍己，别人才会信任。
• The adoptees had feelings of self-denial and were mal-treated in adoptive families as nemesis because of her gender, which also inspired their unceasing efforts and good academic achievement;
  因为是女孩以及被说成是克星的送养原因，收养家庭生活中被不良地对待，导致被收养者对自我的否定，但同时也激发其不断努力及有良好的学业；