celibacy
英 [ˈselɪbəsi]
美 [ˈselɪbəsi]
n. 独身; 禁欲
BNC.16449 / COCA.15034
柯林斯词典
- 独身生活;禁欲
Celibacyis the state of being celibate.
英英释义
noun
- abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)
- an unmarried status
双语例句
- Dear Renji, may I say that celibacy can be practised after procreation has occurred: Siddarth had a son before he forsook his riches and eventually became Buddha.
佶亲爱的，我可以说，独身，可实行生育后已发生了：下了班了一个儿子，他才舍弃自己的财富，并最终成为佛。 - Are you willing to make an oath of celibacy?
你愿意发誓禁欲吗？ - My profession condemns me to celibacy.
我的职业决定了我只能过独身生活。 - You took a vow of celibacy?
你立下了禁欲宣言？ - He took a vow of chastity and celibacy.
他发下守贞禁欲的誓言。 - We still take vows of poverty and celibacy and obedience.
我们仍然发誓要安贫、守身、顺从。 - Has it not preached in the place of these, charity and poverty, celibacy and mortification of the flesh, monastic life and Mother Church?
它不是提倡用行善和求乞、独身和禁欲、修道和礼拜来代替这一切吗？ - CLERICAL_ CELIBACY_ DESC; Clerical celibacy was introduced to check the growing habit of bishops and clergymen allowing their church land to be inherited by their children.
教士独身制度的引入阻止了主教和神职人员把教会土地继承给自己的孩子这一习俗的蔓延。 - There were women before you, a few, but none after. I made no conscious pledge to celibacy; I'm just not interested.
在你之前有过几个女人在你之后一个也没有，我并没有要发誓要保持独身，只是不感兴趣。 - They are sworn to celibacy, as well, though indiscretions have been known to happen.
他们宣誓独身，但众所周知的是也曾经有人犯下轻率的举动。