prostitute

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n. 妓女, 男娼 vt. 使沦为妓女 a. 卖淫的, 堕落的

发音

UK /ˈpɹɒstɪˌtjuːt/
UK /ˈpɹɒstɪtʰjuːt/
/ˈpɹɒstɪˌt͡ʃuːt/
US /ˈpɹɑstɪˌtu(ː)t/
US /ˈpɹɑstɪˌtʰu(ː)t/
/ˈpɹɑstəˌtu(ː)t/

词形变化

prostitutes 复数 prostitutes prostituted prostitutes 三单 prostituteth prostituting prostituting 现在分词 prostituted 过去式 prostituted 过去分词 more prostitute 比较级 most prostitute 最高级

教材释义与例句

名词

妓女

动词

使沦为妓女

形容词

卖淫的；堕落的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any person (especially a woman) who has sexual intercourse or engages in other sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood.

  2. 2.

    A woman who has sexual intercourse or engages in other sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood.

  3. 3.

    A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage.

    鸡

    妓女

    妓男

    鸭

    鸡婆

    娼妓

    风尘女

    婊仔

    婊

    水货

    趁食查某

    菜店查某

    歹查某

    𫼱婆

    姣查某

    沤查某

    沤𫼱

    姣婊

v.
  1. 1.

    To offer (oneself or someone else) for sexual activity in exchange for money.

    卖淫

    卖春

    及物
  2. 2.

    To sacrifice (oneself, one's talents etc.) in return for profit or other advantage; to exploit for base purposes.

    贬义 及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Debased, corrupt; seeking personal gain by dishonourable means.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    Taking part in promiscuous sexual activity, licentious; (later, chiefly as attributive use of noun) that is a prostitute.

  3. 3.

    Exposed, subjected (to something shameful).

    废旧

词汇关系

名词

同义词 10

whore tart harlot bawd cocotte Cyprian lady of pleasure sporting lady woman of the street working girl

上位词 1

woman

下位词 10

ho slut hooker hustler hoe hussy floozy trollop call girl camp follower
动词

上位词 1

sell

相关短语

prostitute oneself 卖淫 intellectual prostitute temple prostitute 庙妓

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Italic *status Proto-Italic *statuō Latin statuō Latin prōstituō Latin prōstitūtusder. English prostitute From Latin prōstitūtus, past participle of prōstituō, from prō̆ (“for, before”) + statuō (“to set up, to erect”).

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