The instinct of the celibate warned him to hold back.是什么意思？

The instinct of the celibate warned him to hold back.

单身汉的本能告诫他回头是岸.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

instinct

n. 本能，天性，冲动，天资，天才；adj. 深深地充满着；

例句
His instinct would be to seek a new accommodation with the nationalists...
他本能的反应会是寻求与民族主义者取得新的和解。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

celibate

n. 独身者；adj. 独身者的；

例句
I was celibate for two years.
我有两年没有性生活。

warned

v. 警告( warn的过去式和过去分词 )，提醒，告诫，预先通知；

例句
Their instincts warned them something was amiss...
他们直觉上感到有什么地方不对劲儿。

him

pron. (he的宾格)他；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

hold

vt. 拿住，握住，保留，保存，扣留，拘押，容纳，举

例句
I will hold myself aloof from wrong and corruption.
我会让自己远离错误和腐败。

back

n. 背，背部，背面，反面，后面，后部，（椅子等的）靠

例句
He looked back at the abject, silent girl and repeated his question.
他转过头看着这个噤若寒蝉的女孩，又重复了一遍他的问题。