celibate
adjective /ˈselɪbət/
/ˈselɪbət/
- not married and not having sex, especially for religious reasons
(尤指因宗教原因)独身的,不结婚的,没有性生活的 - celibate priests
独身的教士
- celibate priests
- not having sex
无性生活的;禁欲的 - I've been celibate for the past six months.
我已禁欲六个月。
- I've been celibate for the past six months.
词源early 19th cent. (earlier (mid 17th cent.) as celibacy): from French célibat or Latin caelibatus ‘unmarried state’ + -ate.