chastity

英 [ˈtʃæstəti]

美 [ˈtʃæstəti]

n.  (性问题上的)忠贞; 贞洁; 贞操

TEM8法律

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
  1. vows of chastity (= those taken by some priests)
     （神父的）忠贞誓言

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.
  1. He took a vow of chastity and celibacy.
     他发下守贞禁欲的誓言。

英英释义

noun

• abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)
  Synonym:celibacysexual abstention
• morality with respect to sexual relations
  Synonym:virtuesexual morality

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。
• Give me chastity and self-restraint, but do not give it yet.
  给我贞节和自抑，但不要现在就给。
• And the figure of the poetic rewards for chastity continues to surface throughout Milton's early works.
  同时，因为操守贞洁而受到诗意赞美的人，贯穿了弥尔顿的早期作品。
• Men without convictions are more dangerous in modern society than poor woman without chastity.
  在现代社会里，没有坚定信仰的富人比没有贞操的穷女人更危险。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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 a wealth that comes from abundance of love.
  贞操是从丰富的爱情中生出来的财富。
• Chastity of girls before marriage was not at all strictly observed, nor was it demanded;
  在结婚以前，少女的贞操完全不严格遵守，也不要求遵守；
• He took a vow of chastity and celibacy.
  他发下守贞禁欲的誓言。