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

Although vows of chastity often accompany religious involvement researchers claimed that faith was not a factor in the study.
虽然对于贞洁方面的宣誓常常会与宗教相关联，但是研究者声明信仰并非此次研究中所要关注的因素。
Men without convictions are more dangerous in modern society than poor woman without chastity.
在现代社会里，没有坚定信仰的富人比没有贞操的穷女人更危险。
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。
The chastity is a property which produces from the rich love.
贞操是从丰富的爱情中产生出来的资产。
Chastity is important to a woman.
贞节对一个女人来说是重要的。
He took a vow of chastity and celibacy.
他发下守贞禁欲的誓言。
They want to kill chastity.
他们想消灭贞洁。
An imputation against a woman's chastity is defamatory.
诋毁妇女贞操是破坏妇女名誉的行为。
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。
Chastity is a wealth that comes from abundance of love.
贞操是从丰富的爱情中生出来的财富。