chaste
/tʃeɪst/adjective
1- abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse(对婚姻)忠贞的; 禁欲的; 贞洁的。
1.1
- not having any sexual nature or intention无性欲的; 无性企图的; 纯洁的:
a chaste, consoling embrace.
一个无关乎性、纯安慰的拥抱。
1.2
- without unnecessary ornamentation; simple or restrained朴素的; 简洁的; 拘谨的:
the dark, chaste interior was lightened by tile-work.
铺设瓷砖使暗淡素净的房间内部显得明亮。
派生词
chastely
adverbchasteness
noun词源
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin castus.