the state of not being married and never having sex, especially for religious reasons (尤指因宗教原因)独身的,不结婚的,没有性生活的 a vow of celibacy 独身誓言
the fact of not having sex for a certain period 独身生活: 一段时间内没有做爱I was practising celibacy at the time. 当时我正在练习独身生活。