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

• Chastity before marriage is still demanded in some societies.
  在有些社会中仍然要求保持结婚前贞洁。
• The one who told me about the chocolate chastity belt.
  就是她告诉我肯特郡女公爵和巧克力贞操带的故事。
• They want to kill chastity.
  他们想消灭贞洁。
• Beauty and chastity seldom meet.
  美貌与贞洁常相斥。
• 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。
• 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；
• I am buying Lindsey a chastity belt.
  我要给lindsey买条贞操带。
• Chastity is important to a woman.
  贞节对一个女人来说是重要的。
• 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。
• This memorial archway reflects the virtue of chastity.
  这座牌坊是体现“节”字的。