mortification of the flesh的用法和樣例：
例句
- I've been celibate for the past six months.
我已禁慾六個月。 - Satan represents indulgence instead of abstinence!
撒旦主張放縱而非禁慾。 - Copying manuscripts was one of the austerities monks preferred.
抄寫書籍是僧侶們樂於從事的一項苦修。 - He is a whirling dervish of ideas who inspires hope and fear.
他的一連串的苦修僧式的理念給了人民希望的同時也帶來了恐懼。
