chastity
英 [ˈtʃæstəti]
美 [ˈtʃæstəti]
n. (性问题上的)忠贞; 贞洁; 贞操
BNC.20203 / COCA.16601
牛津词典
noun
- （性问题上的）忠贞；贞洁；贞操
the state of not having sex with anyone or only having sex with the person you are married to; being chaste- vows of chastity (= those taken by some priests)
（神父的）忠贞誓言
- vows of chastity (= those taken by some priests)
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 贞洁;贞操;禁欲
Chastityis the state of not having sex with anyone, or of only having sex with your husband or wife.- He took a vow of chastity and celibacy.
他发下守贞禁欲的誓言。
- He took a vow of chastity and celibacy.
英英释义
noun
- abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)
- morality with respect to sexual relations
双语例句
- Pearls are a symbol of beauty and chastity; Alexandrite is thought to be a good omen.
珍珠象徵著美丽和纯洁；翠玉被认为是一个好兆头。 - It is generally accepted among the elderly people the chastity before marriage is still demanded.
在上了岁数的老年人中一般都认为结婚前仍然要求保持贞洁。 - A member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience.
被坚守贫困、纯洁贞洁和顺从的誓约束缚的宗教秩序中的成员。 - Chastity: Rarely use venery but for health or offspring;
贞洁：仅为健康和生育的目的行房； - The chastity of a woman, or at least her reputation for chastity, is of vital importance before marriage.
女人的贞操，或者至少是贞操名誉，在婚前是至关重要的。 - They want to kill chastity.
他们想消灭贞洁。 - Yet virginity and chastity ─ especially for women, but also men ─ remain prized virtues.
但无论男女，尤其是对于女性来说，保持处子之身和贞操依然被视作一种至高的美德。 - Chastity is important to a woman.
贞节对一个女人来说是重要的。 - Was once lost always lost really true of chastity of a woman?
女人的贞节，真是一次失去了，就永远失去了吗？ - Nuns must take a vow of chastity.
修女必须立誓守贞操。