mortification of the flesh

• 禁欲

mortification of the flesh的用法和样例：

例句

1. I've been celibate for the past six months.
   我已禁欲六个月。
2. Satan represents indulgence instead of abstinence!
   撒旦主张放纵而非禁欲。
3. Copying manuscripts was one of the austerities monks preferred.
   抄写书籍是僧侣们乐于从事的一项苦修。
4. He is a whirling dervish of ideas who inspires hope and fear.
   他的一连串的苦修僧式的理念给了人民希望的同时也带来了恐惧。