chastity

/ˈtʃæstɪti/

Meanings

noun

贞洁，贞操。

The quality of being chaste: the state of abstaining from any sexual activity considered immoral; avoidance of sexual sins.

Examples :

"Growing up in a religious household, Maria chose to practice chastity until marriage, believing it was the best way to honor her faith and future spouse. "

在宗教家庭中长大，玛丽亚选择在婚前保持贞洁，她认为这是尊重她的信仰和未来伴侣的最好方式。

Related Words

believing verb

/bɪˈliːvɪŋ/ /bəˈliːvɪŋ/

相信，认为

"I believe there are faeries."

我相信有精灵存在。

marriage noun

/ˈmæɹɪdʒ/

婚姻，结合

"You should enter marriage for love."

你应该因为爱而步入婚姻。

considered verb

/kənˈsɪdəd/ /kənˈsɪdɚd/

考虑，细想

"Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun."

考虑到我们已经举办了三场大型活动，而今年才刚刚开始呢。

practice noun

/ˈpɹæktɪs/

练习，操练

"He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them."

他需要反复练习台词，才能在表演时发挥出色。

abstaining verb

/æbˈsteɪnɪŋ/ /əbˈsteɪnɪŋ/

戒除，节制。

"During Lent, she is abstaining from eating chocolate. "

在四旬斋期间，她戒巧克力了。

growing verb

/ˈɡɹəʊɪŋ/ /ˈɡɹoʊɪŋ/

生长，增长，扩大。

"Children grow quickly."

孩子们长得很快。

activity noun

/ækˈtɪ.və.ti/

活动，活跃，积极性

"Pit row was abuzz with activity."

维修站通道里一片繁忙景象，充满活力。

avoidance noun

/əˈvɔɪdəns/ /əˈvɔɪdنس/

取消，废止，作废。

"The avoidance of the school dance was a clear sign of her unhappiness. "

她取消参加学校舞会的行为，清楚地表明了她的不开心。

quality noun

/ˈkwɒlɪti/ /ˈkwælɪti/ /ˈkwɑləti/

质量，品质.

"Quality of life is usually determined by health, education, and income."

生活质量通常取决于健康、教育和收入。

household noun

/ˈhaʊshəʊld/ /ˈhaʊshoʊld/

家庭，户，一家人

"The entire household enjoyed a delicious Thanksgiving dinner together. "

全家人一起享用了一顿美味的感恩节晚餐。

religious noun

/ɹɪ.ˈlɪ.d͡ʒəs/

僧侣，修女.

"The religious devoted much of their time to prayer and meditation. "

这些僧侣和修女们把大量时间奉献给祈祷和冥想。

immoral adjective

/ɪˈmɒrəl/

不道德的，邪恶的。

"His actions were immoral; he cheated on the exam, knowing it was wrong. "

他的行为是不道德的；他明知道作弊是错误的，还是在考试中作弊了。