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[编辑] GRE 红宝书

  • adj. 贞洁的; 朴实的
  • [英] adj. 贞洁的 ( virtuous) ;朴实的 ( restrained and simple)
  • [记] chaste ( 贞洁的) 姑娘被chase ( 追逐)
  • [同] 派生词: chastity n. 贞节, 纯洁
  • [例] The prudish man read only chaste literature.

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adjective (chaster; chastest)

  • Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin castus pure
  • Date: 13th century
  • 1. innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse
  • 2. celibate
  • 3. pure in thought and act ; modest
  • 4.
  • ? chastely adverb
  • ? chasteness noun
  • Synonyms:
    • chaste, pure, modest, decent mean free from all taint of what is lewd or salacious. chaste primarily implies a refraining from acts or even thoughts or desires that are not virginal or not sanctioned by marriage vows <they maintained chaste relations. pure differs from chaste in implying innocence and absence of temptation rather than control of one's impulses and actions<the pure of heart. modest and decent apply especially to deportment and dress as outward signs of inward chastity or purity<preferred more modest swimsuits<decent people didn't go to such movies.


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