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

Chastity: Rarely use venery but for health or offspring;
贞洁：仅为健康和生育的目的行房；
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。
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。
The chastity of a woman, or at least her reputation for chastity, is of vital importance before marriage.
女人的贞操，或者至少是贞操名誉，在婚前是至关重要的。
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。
They want to kill chastity.
他们想消灭贞洁。
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。
He's a man of loyalty and chastity.
他是一个忠贞之士。
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。
He took a vow of chastity and celibacy.
他发下守贞禁欲的誓言。