celibacy

UK:  ['selɪbəsi]

US:  ['selɪbəsi]

n.

1.独身(生活)

2.禁欲,贞洁

1 . Particular attention has focused on celibacy, though many experts dismiss the idea that this could be a direct cause of abuse.
人们将焦点聚集在教会独身的规定上，但是许多专家对这是性侵案产生的直接原因不认同。

2 . They contain a strong call to a life of personal piety and asceticism, including vegetarianism, teetotalism, and celibacy.
他们强烈要求包含一个teetotalism生活个人的虔诚和禁欲主义，包括素食，独身和。

3 . you know i bet none of those cultures you study practice such rigorous celibacy.
知道吗，你研究的任何一种文化都没有像这样严格独守空寡的。

4 . Many of his acts were deeply selfish: he did not consult his wife before imposing his vow of celibacy on her.
他的许多行为都是非常自私的：他在宣誓开始独自生活之前并未征求妻子的意见。

5 . he rejected all suggestions of the kind, as if priestly celibacy were one of his articles of church-discipline.
他对这类建议一概加以拒绝，仿佛僧侣的独身主义是他教会规章中的一项条款。