| 单词 | chaste |
| 释义 | chaste (once / 661 pages) adj If you belong to a chastity club, you might have to take a pledge to be chaste until marriage. Chaste can be defined as "pure and virtuous," but basically it means "not having sex." This word is related to the Latin source of the verb castrate "to remove a man's testicles," so it's definitely related to sex. And chaste is from the same Latin source as the noun caste "a Hindu social class separated from other classes." So the word chaste means no sex, and the word caste means pure and virtuous. WORD FAMILYchaste: chastely, chasteness, chaster, chastest, chastity, unchaste+/chastity: chastities/unchaste: unchastely, unchastest USAGE EXAMPLESMarried women, in contrast, were expected to be chaste. Economist(Nov 30, 2016) You’re expected to come into the industry and abide by its codes, to silently smile through the “banter” and remain chaste. The Guardian(Oct 17, 2016) She also is chaste and virginal, the ideal victim in need of heroic intervention. Salon(Sep 28, 2016) 1adj abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse Syn moral concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles 2adj morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse) a holy woman innocent and chaste Syn|Ant celibate, continent abstaining from sexual intercourse pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuousin a state of sexual virginity moralconcerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles pure(used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless virtuousmorally excellent unchaste not chaste cyprianresembling the ancient orgiastic worship of Aphrodite on Cyprus easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wantoncasual and unrestrained in sexual behavior fallenhaving lost your chastity licentiouslacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained immoraldeliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong impure(used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene 3adj pure and simple in design or style a chaste border of conventionalized flowers Syn plain not elaborate or elaborated; simple |
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