abnegate
UK/'æbnigeit/US
GREC2
释义
v.
To deny oneself; to renounce or give up (a desire, right, or pleasure).
克制（自己）；放弃（欲望、权利、享乐）
词根拆分
词根派生ab-（离开）+ neg（否认）+ -ate（使……）= "把它从自己身上否认掉"，即否认自己。abnegate 是自我克制——放弃自己的欲望、舒适或权利，通常为了更高的理想或纪律。该词较罕见、偏书面；名词 abnegation 更常用。
词根 neg 还连着 7 个词例句
- 1.
The monks abnegate worldly pleasures in pursuit of a higher calling.
僧侣们为追求更高的志业而克制尘世享乐。
- 2.
She abnegated her claim to the inheritance for her brother's sake.
她为了弟弟放弃了对遗产的继承权。