celibate

FREQ #24637

n. 独身者, 独身主义者 a. 独身的, 独身主义的

发音

US /ˈsɛləbət/

词形变化

celibated celibates 三单 celibating celibating 现在分词 celibated 过去式 celibated 过去分词

别名

cælibate cœlibate

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who is not married, especially one who has taken a religious vow not to get married, usually because of being a member of a religious community.

    独身者

    不可数
  2. 1.

    A celibate state; celibacy.

    废旧 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To practice celibacy.

    不及物 罕用
adj.
  1. 1.

    Not married.

    独身

  2. 2.

    Abstaining from sexual relations and pleasures.

    引申义

    Members of religious communities sometimes take vows to remain celibate.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

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近义相关 1

chaste

词源

From Latin caelebs + -ate (noun-forming suffix)

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