英[tʃeɪst]美[tʃeɪst]
记忆方法
词根词缀法
chast〔= cast〕纯洁 + e → 纯洁的
adjective(形容词)
双解例句
adjective(形容词)
小知识
If you belong to a chastity club, you might have to take a pledge to be chaste until marriage. Chaste can be defined as “pure and virtuous,” but basically it means “not having sex.”
This word is related to the Latin source of the verb castrate “to remove a man's testicles,” so it's definitely related to sex. And chaste is from the same Latin source as the noun caste “a Hindu social class separated from other classes.” So the word chaste means no sex, and the word caste means pure and virtuous.
实用短语
单词用法
词根词缀
词根 cast 1 = pure 纯洁 caste n. 种姓制度；等级制度（纯正的种姓制度、等级制度） castigate v. 严惩 cast 纯洁 + ig + ate 使… → 使…纯洁 → 严惩〔错误〕 chaste adj. 纯洁的 chast〔= cast〕纯洁 + e → 纯洁的 2 = to throw 投；发射 downcast adj. 目光向下的；沮丧的 down 向下 + cast 投；发射 → 目光向下的 → 无望的 → 沮丧的 forecast v./n. 预报；预测 fore 前面 + cast 投；发射 → 预先发出〔信息〕→ 预报；预测 newscast n. 新闻广播 news 新闻 + cast 投；发射 → 新闻广播 overcast adj. 忧郁的；阴天的 over 过分 + cast 投；发射 → 忧郁的；阴天的 recast v. 重新铸造；彻底改造 re 重新 + cast 投；发射 → 重新铸造；彻底改造
词根词缀
词根: cast
=pure,表示”纯洁”
adj.
chaste 贞洁的,朴实的chast=cast纯洁+e→adj.贞洁的,朴实的
n.
caste 社会等级,等级cast纯洁+e→来自贵族自认是纯种,引申为社会的等级
v.
castigate 惩治,严责cast纯洁+ig+ate表动词→使……纯洁→惩罚[错误]