celibate
英 ['sel?b?t]
美['s?l?b?t]
- n. 獨身者
- adj. 獨身的；禁欲的
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?celibates;名詞:?celibacy;
助記提示
celibate：彩禮逼他。結婚需要彩禮，家里窮買不起彩禮逼得他無法結婚——獨身者，不結婚的。
中文詞源
celibate 獨身的
來自拉丁詞caelebs，未婚的。
英文詞源
- celibate (n.)
- 1610s, "state of celibacy" (especially as mandated to clergy in the Catholic church) from French célibat (16c.), from Latin caelibatus (see celibacy). This was the only sense until early 19c. The adjective meaning "unmarried, sworn to remain single" is recorded from 1825. As a noun, one who is sworn to such a condition, from 1838.
雙語例句
- 1. 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應該禁欲。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I was celibate for two years.
- 我有兩年沒有性生活。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. I've been celibate for the past six months.
- 我已禁欲六個月。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. He had defended the institution of a celibate priesthood.
- 他捍衛了獨身牧師制度.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The instinct of the celibate warned him to hold back.
- 單身漢的本能告誡他回頭是岸.
來自辭典例句