【abnegation】 - AEAS备考词汇

abnegation

UK:  [ˌæbnɪ'geɪʃn]

US:  [ˌæbnɪ'geɪʃn]

n.

1.放弃

2.克制

1 . It was an abnegation that brought with it much suffering for the clergyman .
这是一种给这位牧师带来极大痛苦的放弃。

2 . with a spirit straining toward true self-esteem, the Negro must throw off the manacles of self-abnegation. . .
黑人必须一种竭尽全力自尊自重的精神，大胆抛弃自我克制的枷锁。

3 . Men with that capacity for self-abnegation do not reach a Presidency.
具有那样自我克制能力的人根本当不了总统。

4 . The hermits' fierce self-abnegation, their holy self-emptying seemed to her thrilling.
隐士们强烈的自我克制和他们神圣的自我倾空都令她振奋。

5 . Only spontaneous love flowing with sincere generosity and self- abnegation can fertilize the soul of others.
唯有充满诚挚慷慨与自我放弃、油然而生的爱才能丰盛他者的灵魂。