celibacy

名词 celibacy:

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

1. As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.
   要结婚还是独身，让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.
   天主教神父发誓不结婚。

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n.（名词）
Abstinence from sexual intercourse, especially by reason of religious vows.
禁欲：禁绝性关系，尤指因为宗教誓言而禁欲
The condition of being unmarried.
独身：不结婚的状态