abnegation

Definitions

ab- (away from) + neg (deny) + -ation (act of) = 'the act of denying yourself.' Abnegation is self-denial — the renunciation of one's own desires or rights. It often appears as 'self-abnegation' and carries a moral or spiritual tone: the saint, the soldier, or the parent who gives up everything for others.

Common Collocations

• 1.self-abnegation自我克制，舍己
• 2.a life of abnegation舍己奉献的一生

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Her life of abnegation impressed everyone in the community.

• 2.

  The role demands a degree of self-abnegation few can sustain.