chaste

英 [tʃeɪst]美 [tʃest]
  • adj. 纯洁的；贞洁的；有道德的；朴素的
  • n. (Chaste)人名；(法)沙斯特
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中文词源

chaste 贞结的

来自PIE*kes, 砍，劈，词源同caste, chasten.

英文词源

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.

双语例句

1. He remained chaste.
他一直保持童贞之身。
来自柯林斯例句
2. a chaste kiss on the cheek
在面颊上纯洁的一吻
来自《权威词典》
3. People in some religious orders remain chaste.
有些宗教修会的男女保持贞节.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Tess was a chaste young girl.
苔丝是一个纯真的少女.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. Abramov did not live a chaste life.
阿布拉莫夫生活不检点。
来自辞典例句