Self-denial is when you do not do or have the things you enjoy — food, rest, money, praise, comfort — because you believe you should not, often for moral or religious reasons. A person fasting, giving money away, or sleeping on a hard bed as a kind of training is practising self-denial.

Self-denial is self-denial指的是 when you do not do or have the things you enjoy 你不去做、也不去擁有你喜歡的東西——food, rest, money, praise, comfort 像食物、休息、錢、稱讚、舒適——because you believe you should not 因為你相信自己不應該擁有，often for moral or religious reasons 通常是出於道德或宗教的理由。A person fasting, giving money away, or sleeping on a hard bed as a kind of training 一個人禁食、把錢送出去，或睡硬床作為一種修練 is practising self-denial 就是在實踐self-denial。

The word is old-fashioned-serious: sermons, life stories, and careful writing use it more than text messages.

The word is old-fashioned-serious 這個字聽起來有點老派、正經：sermons, life stories, and careful writing use it more than text messages 講道、傳記、慎重的文章比較會用它，簡訊裡比較少見。

Though actually, people also stretch it to diets, saving, and “I didn’t buy the shoes.” That everyday stretch is real, but the centre is still “I could have the pleasure, and I say no on purpose,” not “I cannot afford it.” It is not denial meaning “I say it is not true” (denial that you cheated, denial of the facts). Same family of letters, different job.

Though actually, people also stretch it 但其實大家也會把它用得寬鬆一點 to diets, saving, and "I didn't buy the shoes." 用在節食、存錢，或「我沒有買那雙鞋」這種事上。That everyday stretch is real 這種日常的延伸用法確實存在，but the centre is still "I could have the pleasure, and I say no on purpose," 但核心還是「我本來可以享受，但我故意說不要」，not "I cannot afford it." 不是「我負擔不起」。It is not denial meaning "I say it is not true" 它也不是denial表示「我說這不是真的」的那個意思 (denial that you cheated, denial of the facts) （像denial that you cheated、denial of the facts）。Same family of letters, different job 拼法家族一樣，但工作不一樣。

The describing word beside it is self-denying.

The describing word beside it is self-denying 旁邊的形容詞是self-denying。