celibate

celibate
[ˈsɛlɪbət]
adjective
  1. abstaining from marriage and sexual relations, typically for religious reasons
    (尤指因宗教原因)不结婚的,独身的
    a celibate priest.
    一位独身的牧师。
    ■having or involving no sexual relations
    拒绝性关系的,禁欲的
    I'd rather stay single and celibate.
    我宁愿过独身禁欲的生活。
noun
  1. a person who abstains from marriage and sexual relations
    独身者;拒绝性关系者,禁欲者
派生
celibacy
noun
语源
  1. early 19th cent.: from celibacy, on the pattern of pairs such as magistracy, magistrate
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