prostitution

FREQ #9061

n. 卖淫, 糟蹋, 滥用 [法] 卖淫, 滥用

发音

US /ˌprɒstɪˈt͡ʃuːʃn/

词形变化

prostitutions 复数 prostitutions

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Engaging in sexual activity with another person for pay.

    不可数

    His addiction brought him to the point that prostitution was the only means he had to survive.

  2. 2.

    Engaging in sexual activity with another person in exchange for goods (not necessarily money) or services.

    不可数 引申义
  3. 3.

    Debasement for profit or impure motives.

    卖淫

    卖春

    不可数 引申义

    The television advertising job was a prostitution of the talents of one of the great writers of the century.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

harlotry whoredom

相关短语

child prostitution temple prostitution

词源

From Late Latin prostitutio. Equivalent to prostitute + -ion.

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