abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse (对婚姻)忠贞的;禁欲的;贞洁的 ■not having any sexual nature or intention 无性欲的;无性企图的;纯洁的 a chaste, consoling embrace. 一个无关乎性、纯安慰的拥抱。 ■without unnecessary ornamentation; simple or restrained 朴素的;简洁的;拘谨的 chaste Classical symmetry. 铺设瓷砖使暗淡素净的房间内部显得明亮。
派生 chastely adverb chasteness noun 语源
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin castus