To stifle or submerge one's true nature and extinguish or obscure one's pure, inherent essence.
为了追求名利，他渐渐地溺心灭质，完全失去了当初的纯真。
In pursuit of fame and fortune, he gradually stifled his true nature and obscured his pure essence, completely losing his initial innocence.
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