self-denying
adjective uk/ˌself.dɪˈnaɪ.ɪŋ/ us/ˌself.dɪˈnaɪ.ɪŋ/
自我牺牲的，忘我的，克己的
A self-denying person gives up what they want so that other people can have it, or because they feel it is morally right for them to give it up.
Far from being a self-denying hermit, Reece enjoyed the finest clothes he could afford. 瑞思远远不是一个自我牺牲的隐士，他享受着能买得起的最好的衣服。
She was brought up to be virtuous and self-denying. 她从小就被教导要做到道德高尚和自我克制。
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- Even self-denying tree-huggers need clothes.
- However, there was no such self-denying restraint in 1981.
- His court action has revealed expenditure on a scale that would make Queen Cleopatra seem penny-pinching and self-denying by comparison.