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词汇 self-denyingly
释义 self-denyingly
adverb
uk /ˌself.dɪˈnaɪ.ɪŋ.li/ us /ˌself.dɪˈnaɪ.ɪŋ.li/
in a self-denying way (= giving up what you want so that other people can have it, or because you feel it is morally right for you to give it up):
They felt obliged to cooperate self-denyingly with others.
I feel that I can be happy but selfish, or unhappy but self-denyingly virtuous, but not both.
They were rigidly and self-denyingly obedient to social rules of behaviour.
He has worked faithfully and self-denyingly for many years.
This ancient forest only exists because previous people self-denyingly refrained from cutting it down.
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