self-denial
n. 自我否定,克己,忘我; 自我牺牲
Self-denial is 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.
Should motherhood necessarily mean sacrifice and self-denial?
做母亲就一定要牺牲和忘我吗?
...an unprecedented act of self-denial.
闻所未闻的克己行为
1. the trait of practicing self discipline
2. the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
3. renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
To discipline ( one's body and physical appetites ) by self - denial or self - inflicted privation.
抑制通过克己或 自我 苦行的方式抑制 ( 一个人的身体或物质欲望 )
I'm not advising a life of utter self – denial.
我不建议完全自我否定的人生.
We already cannot sit wellday in this aspect, self - intoxicated, cannot improperly belittle oneself, the self - denial.
在这方面我们既不能坐井观天、自我陶醉, 更不能妄自菲薄 、 自我 否定.
All the blessings we enjoy are the fruits of labor, toil, self denial and study.
我们享受的所有幸福,都是劳动 、 辛勤 、 自制以及用功的成果.