celibacy /'selibasi; 'sebbasi/ n [U] state of living unmarried, esp as a religious obligation. 獨身; 獨身狀態(tài); 獨身生活 (尤指出于宗教上之承諾者) 。 celi-bate /'selibat; 'sebbit/ n [C] unmarried person (esp a priest who has taken a vow not to marry). 獨身者 (尤指發(fā)誓不結(jié)婚的神父) 。