self-denial [ˌsɛlfdɪˈnaɪəl]

例句:

• It ruins people's sense of self-worth, dignity.
  来自BBC
• But now he's returned to his former self.
  来自BBC
• Perhaps in the past we were more in denial.
  来自BBC
• Should motherhood necessarily mean sacrifice and self-denial?
  做母亲就一定要牺牲和忘我吗？
  
• Lent is a time of self - denial.
  封斋期是 克己 的时期.
  
• The selfish person must grow in self - denial before people will trust.
  自私的人必须学会舍己,别人才会信任.