chaste
adjective
formaluk/tʃeɪst/us/tʃeɪst/not having hadsex, or only having asexualrelationshipwith thepersonyou aremarriedto:
纯洁的;贞洁的In the past, a womanneededto be chaste to make a goodmarriage.在过去,只有童贞未破的女子才有可能嫁得好。
Theyexchangeda few chastekisses(= notexpressingsexualdesire).他们纯洁地互吻了几下。
used todescribedecorationorstylethat is verysimpleandsmooth:
(装饰或风格)简洁朴实的I like thesimple, chastelinesoftheirarchitecture.我喜欢他们线条简洁朴实的建筑。
Plain and ordinary
- as it comesidiom
- austere
- austerely
- austerity
- average Joe
- homeliness
- homely
- homespun
- homey
- humble
- run-of-the-mill
- severe
- severely
- simple
- something/nothing to shout aboutidiom
- unoriginal
- unostentatiously
- unremarkable
- well trodden
- workaday