celibacy
celibacy 英 ['selɪbəsɪ] 美 [ˈsɛləbəsi]
n. 独身
名词复数:celibacies
- When you abstain from sex, you're practicing celibacy.
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- n. 独身
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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。
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2. Now some abstinence might be voluntary, Catholic priests and nuns, or others who affirmatively opt for celibacy.
一些性节制可能是自愿的，比如说神父和修女，另一些则是肯定地选择独身生活。
- celibacy (n.) 1660s, "state of being unmarried, voluntary abstention from marriage," formed in English, with abstract noun suffix -cy + Latin caelibatus "state of being unmarried," from caelebs "unmarried," a word of uncertain origin. Perhaps from PIE *kaiwelo- "alone" + lib(h)s- "living." De Vaan suggests as an alternative PIE *kehi-lo- "whole," which would relate it to health (q.v.): "[I]f this developed to 'unboundness, celibacy', it may explain the meaning 'unmarried' of caelebs-."
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