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
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
early 19th cent.: from celibacy, on the pattern of pairs such as magistracy, magistrate