chaste
英 [t?e?st]
美[t?est]
- adj. 純潔的；貞潔的；有道德的；樸素的
- n. (Chaste)人名；(法)沙斯特
GRETOEFL擴(kuò)展詞匯TEM8IELTS
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?chastely;
中文詞源
chaste 貞結(jié)的
來自PIE*kes, 砍，劈，詞源同caste, chasten.
英文詞源
- chaste
- chaste: [13] Chaste comes via Old French from Latin castus ‘pure’. The notion of making someone pure, by correcting or reproving them, was expressed in Latin by the derived verb castīgāre, which passed into English in the 17th century as castigate. Old French, however, had already adopted it as chastier, which in the 12th century produced the now obsolete English verb chaste ‘discipline’. From it were formed the derivatives chastise [14] and chasten [16]. Also ultimately from Latin castus is English caste.
=> caste, chasten, chastise, incest - chaste (adj.)
- c. 1200, "virtuous, pure from unlawful sexual intercourse" (as defined by the Church), from Old French chaste "morally pure" (12c.), from Latin castus "clean, pure, morally pure" (see caste). Transferred sense of "sexually pure" is by 15c., perhaps by influence of chastity, though chaste as a noun meaning "virgin person" is recorded from early 14c. Related: Chastely.
雙語例句
- 1. He remained chaste.
- 他一直保持童貞之身。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. a chaste kiss on the cheek
- 在面頰上純潔的一吻
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. People in some religious orders remain chaste.
- 有些宗教修會的男女保持貞節(jié).
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Tess was a chaste young girl.
- 苔絲是一個純真的少女.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Abramov did not live a chaste life.
- 阿布拉莫夫生活不檢點。
來自辭典例句