| 单词 | chastity |
| 释义 | chastity (once / 1685 pages) n If you practice chastity, it means you aren’t having sex of any kind, perhaps because you’re waiting until you get married, or maybe because you believe sex is evil. Chastity comes from the Latin word castus, meaning “morally pure,” and preserving your chastity means you are keeping your body pure and free from sexual relations, at least for now. Some religious figures take a vow of chastity so they can focus their thoughts on their faith, while many young people save their chastity for when they fall in love. Heard of a chastity belt? It’s an uncomfortable garment that protects your chastity, whether you want it protected or not. WORD FAMILYchastity: chastities+/chaste: chastely, chasteness, chaster, chastest, chastity, unchaste/unchaste: unchastely, unchastest USAGE EXAMPLESInvariably the “honor” of a family is tied to a woman’s chastity. Seattle Times(Oct 30, 2016) I'll file it with similar favorites: "I thought it was a marriage vow, not a vow of chastity." New York Times(Oct 15, 2016) Some activists have mocked the whistle strategy, asking whether officials might issue chastity belts next. Los Angeles Times(Oct 23, 2016) 1n abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows) Syn|Hyper celibacy, sexual abstention abstinence act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite 2n morality with respect to sexual relations Syn|Hypo|Hyper sexual morality, virtue honor, honour, pureness, purity a woman's virtue or chastity morality concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct |
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