A self-denying person is one who does not take the easy or pleasant thing, on purpose, because they think that is right — often from religion or a strict moral rule. You might hear of a self-denying parent who keeps nothing for themselves, or a self-denying monk who lives with very little.

A self-denying person self-denying的人 is one who不會 does not take the easy or pleasant thing不去選輕鬆或愉快的事, on purpose而是故意的, because they think that is right因為他們認為那樣才對 — often from religion or a strict moral rule常常是出於宗教或嚴格的道德規範。You你 might hear of可能會聽到 a self-denying parent self-denying的父母 who keeps nothing for themselves什麼都不留給自己, or a self-denying monk self-denying的修士 who lives with very little過著非常簡樸的生活。

It is a describing word, a little literary. In everyday talk people more often say someone is hard on themselves, or that they never treat themselves.

It它 is a describing word是一個形容詞, a little literary有點文學性。In everyday talk在日常對話裡 people人們 more often say更常說 someone is hard on themselves某人對自己很嚴格, or that they never treat themselves或說他們從不善待自己。

Though actually, calling someone self-denying can be praise (they are not greedy) or a quiet worry (they never let themselves have anything).

Though actually不過其實, calling someone self-denying把某人形容成self-denying can be可以是讚美(they are not greedy)（表示他們不貪心） or a quiet worry也可以是一種隱約的擔心(they never let themselves have anything)（他們從不讓自己擁有任何東西）。

It does not mean they deny facts, and it is not the same as shy: a shy person holds back from people; a self-denying person holds back from pleasure. The matching noun is self-denial.

It它 does not mean並不是說 they deny facts他們否認事實, and而且 it is not the same as shy也跟害羞不一樣: a shy person害羞的人 holds back from people會對人卻步; a self-denying person self-denying的人 holds back from pleasure則是對享受卻步。The matching noun對應的名詞 is self-denial是self-denial。