名詞 celibacy:

1. an unmarried status
2. abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)
   同義詞：chastity, sexual abstention

1. As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.
   要結(jié)婚還是獨身，讓男人照自己的意思去做吧，他一定要后悔的。
2. Catholic priests take a vow of celibacy.
   天主教神父發(fā)誓不結(jié)婚。

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n.（名詞）
Abstinence from sexual intercourse, especially by reason of religious vows.
禁欲：禁絕性關(guān)系，尤指因為宗教誓言而禁欲
The condition of being unmarried.
獨身：不結(jié)婚的狀態(tài)