Word · Frequency #16449
celibacy
独身；独身状态
an unmarried status
- 1.
Abstaining from marriage; the state of being unmarried.
避免结婚；未婚状态。
- 2.
Abstinence from sexual relations.
戒除性关系；禁欲。
避免结婚；未婚状态。；戒除性关系；禁欲。；独身；[法] 独身状态；独身生活
In use
After his divorce, he chose celibacy for several years.
Celibacy is required of priests in some churches.
She decided to practice celibacy until she finished her studies.
practice celibacy
He practices celibacy for religious reasons.
他因宗教原因实行独身。
take a vow of celibacy
Many priests take a vow of celibacy.
许多牧师立下独身誓言。
strict/lifelong celibacy
He observed strict celibacy.
他遵守严格的独身生活。
Connections
Collocations
- vow of celibacy
- 独身誓言；禁欲誓言
- The monk made a vow of celibacy for life.这位僧侣立下了终身独身的誓言。
- practice celibacy
- 实行独身；过独身生活
- She chose to practice celibacy after her divorce.离婚后她选择了独身生活。
- clerical celibacy
- 神职人员独身制度；教士独身制
- Clerical celibacy has been a controversial rule in the Catholic Church.教士独身制一直是天主教会中一项有争议的规定。
- choose celibacy
- 选择独身
- Some people choose celibacy for religious reasons.有些人出于宗教原因选择独身。
- a life of celibacy
- 独身生活
- He dedicated himself to a life of celibacy.他献身于独身生活。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：celibacy 形似 cell（单人小室）+ i + bacy，把自己关进小室，过不结婚、禁欲的独身生活。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：religious vows、formal discussion of marriage and sexuality celibacy 比较正式，多用于宗教誓言、学术或严肃讨论中；日常口语里更常说 not having sex 或 staying unmarried。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six share the spelling chunk -acy and the unstressed final syllable /əsi/. None rhymes exactly with celibacy /ˈsɛlɪbəsi/: the stressed vowel or the consonants after it differ (e.g., privacy /ˈpraɪvəsi/, legacy /ˈlɛɡəsi/).
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