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: Rarely use venery but for health or offspring;
  贞洁：仅为健康和生育的目的行房；
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The causationsthat Ming Dynasty chastity idea strengthened were traditional blood relationship ethics, politics, education, etc.
  明代贞节观念强化的原因有传统血缘伦理、政治、教育等方面。
• Chastity is important to a woman.
  贞节对一个女人来说是重要的。
• Chastity belt can also be used to protect the wearer from being raped.
  贞操带亦可以用来保护穿戴者免被强奸。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。