the practice of living a simple life without physical pleasures, often for religious reasons

He believed a closer relationship with God could be found through strict asceticism. 他相信通过严格的禁欲主义可以找到与上帝更亲密的关系。

It seems unfair to judge her by the asceticism of the office that she moved into less than six months ago. 以她不到六个月前搬进的办公室的简朴装潢来判断她似乎是不公平的。