celibate是什么意思？

celibate

英[ˈselɪbət] 美[ˈsɛləbɪt]

• n. 独身者；
• adj. 独身者的；

复数：celibates;

名词：celibacy;

例句

• He had defended the institution of a celibate priesthood. 他捍卫了独身牧师制度。
• a celibate life 独身生活
• The instinct of the celibate warned him to hold back. 单身汉的本能告诫他回头是岸.
• I've been celibate for the past six months. 我已禁欲六个月。
• I was celibate for two years. 我有两年没有性生活。
• The Pope bluntly told the world's priests yesterday to stay celibate. 教皇昨天直言全世界的神父都应该禁欲。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ
  (因宗教信仰)禁欲的，独身的
  Someone who is celibate does not marry or have sex, because of their religious beliefs.
  例句
  The Pope bluntly told the world's priests yesterday to stay celibate. 教皇昨天直言全世界的神父都应该禁欲。
• ADJ
  (特定时期)禁欲的，节制性欲的
  Someone who is celibate does not have sex during a particular period of their life.
  例句
  I was celibate for two years. 我有两年没有性生活。

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  独身者的
  a celibate life 独身生活 He had defended the institution of a celibate priesthood. 他捍卫了独身牧师制度。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity
• Adjective
  1. abstaining from sexual intercourse;
  "celibate priests"