ascetically
adverb uk/əˈset.ɪ.kəl.i/ us/əˈset̬.ɪ.kəl.i/
苦行地
in a way that involves living a simple life without physical pleasures, often for religious reasons
He lives purely and ascetically. 他过着纯粹而苦行的生活。
It is a story of living ascetically in a forest inhabited by Buddhist monks. 这是一个在佛教僧侣居住的森林中苦行的故事。
See: ascetic
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- At their monastery, the women live as ascetically as their male counterparts.
- Her home is ascetically furnished with just a desk and single bed.
- As a young man he was ascetically thin.