askesis
n. 禁欲;苦行(等于 ascesis)
复数 askeses
例句
It is the classics that cause askesis, or self-discipline.
正是经典使我们更加自律。
The first one is an askesis, a spiritual exercise, and the other is a disease.
第一种就是自律,这是一种精神的修炼,另外一种则是一个灾难。