celibate
n. 獨身者
adj. 獨身者的
Someone who is celibate does not marry or have sex, because of their religious beliefs.
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慾。
Someone who is celibate does not have sex during a particular period of their life.
I was celibate for two years.
我有兩年沒有性生活。
1. an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity
1. abstaining from sexual intercourse;
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慾。
I've been celibate for the past six months.
我已禁慾六個月。
The instinct of the celibate warned him to hold back.
單身漢的本能告誡他回頭是岸.
The Roman Catholic Church insists priests remain celibate and has ruled out letting them marry.
羅馬天主教會規定,牧師必須保持獨身,不允許結婚.