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单词 celibate
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
cel•i•bate /ˈsɛləbɪt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a person who abstains from sexual relations.
  2. a person who remains unmarried, esp. for religious reasons.

adj. 
  1. observing a religious vow not to marry:Their religion does not require ministers to be celibate.
  2. not married:She had remained celibate because her elderly parents needed her.
  3. not having sexual relations:remained celibate for fear of AIDS.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cel•i•bate  (sel′ə bit, -bāt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who abstains from sexual relations.
  2. a person who remains unmarried, esp. for religious reasons.

adj. 
  1. observing or pertaining to sexual abstention or a religious vow not to marry.
  2. not married.
  • Latin caelib- (stem of caelebs) unmarried + -ate1
  • 1605–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
celibate /ˈsɛlɪbɪt/ n
  1. a person who is unmarried, esp one who has taken a religious vow of chastity
 adj
  1. unmarried, esp by vow
  2. abstaining from sexual intercourse
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin caelibātus, from caelebs unmarried, of obscure origin

ˈcelibacy n
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