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
- 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。 - Nuns must take a vow of chastity.
修女必须立誓守贞操。 - 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。 - I am buying Lindsey a chastity belt.
我要给lindsey买条贞操带。 - 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。 - Chastity values are embodied as a woman of self-worth on the confirmation.
贞操观念也体现为女人对自我价值的确认上。 - Was once lost always lost really true of chastity? she would ask herself.
她向自己发问，贞洁这个东西，一旦失去了就永远失去了吗？ - Although vows of chastity often accompany religious involvement researchers claimed that faith was not a factor in the study.
虽然对于贞洁方面的宣誓常常会与宗教相关联，但是研究者声明信仰并非此次研究中所要关注的因素。 - An imputation against a woman's chastity is defamatory.
诋毁妇女贞操是破坏妇女名誉的行为。 - 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？