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

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。

noun

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

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。
An unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity.
接纳宗教纯洁贞洁誓约的没有结婚的人。
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。
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。
I am buying Lindsey a chastity belt.
我要给lindsey买条贞操带。
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；
Nuns must take a vow of chastity.
修女必须立誓守贞操。
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。
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？
He took a vow of chastity and celibacy.
他发下守贞禁欲的誓言。