单词 | chasteness |
释义 | chasteness (once / 103679 pages) n WORD FAMILY chaste: chastely, chasteness, chaster, chastest, chastity, unchaste+/chastity: chastities/unchaste: unchastely, unchastest USAGE EXAMPLESLast year, he drew ridicule for saying women should not laugh in public, not draw attention and should protect their "chasteness." US News(Jul 29, 2015) There's an old-fashioned chasteness to their banter — even about sex — that's charming in part because it's so rare in modern movies. Los Angeles Times(Jul 23, 2015) There is a chasteness, a church-like quality in the voicings of his chords and in the plainspoken tone of his voice. The New Yorker(Jun 16, 2015) n lack of ornamentation Syn|Hyper restraint, simpleness, simplicity plainness the appearance of being plain and unpretentious |
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