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
- 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。 - The concept of celibacy carries connotations of asceticism and religious fervor.
修道者的独身观念含有禁欲兴宗教热情之意。 - I've stayed up communing with friends, rocking sick babies, avoiding celibacy.
我会很晚和朋友谈心,摇动生病婴儿的摇篮、避免独身生活。 - He took a vow of chastity and celibacy.
他发下守贞禁欲的誓言。 - You took a vow of celibacy?
你立下了禁欲宣言? - 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。 - The illegitimate daughter of an ecclesiastic who has taken a vow of celibacy.
教士的私生女已誓单身的神职人员的私生女有些职员难保不私吞公款。 - This is why, in fact, I have decided to spend this entire year in celibacy.
事实上,这正是我决定这一整年过独身生活的原因。 - 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? 
