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prostitute

/ˈprɒstɪtjuːt/ /ˈprɑːstɪtuːt/
  • n.
    (尤指妇女)卖淫者,娼妓;出卖节操者
  • v.
    卖淫;出卖(自己),滥用才能
  • adj.
    卖淫的,堕落的
复数prostitutes
第三人称单数prostitutes
现在分词prostituting
过去式prostituted
过去分词prostituted

词语例句

  1. (尤指妇女)卖淫者,娼妓cn.

    • She became a prostitute in order to pay for her cocaine habit.

      她为花钱过可卡因毒瘾而成了一名妓女。

  2. 出卖节操者cn.

    • In my view, they are literally careerist political prostitutes.

      在我眼里,他们简直是追逐名利的政界失节者。

  3. 卖淫vt.

    • She was paid £50 by the man by prostituting herself.

      她通过卖淫,从这个男人那里赚到了30英镑。

  4. 出卖(自己),滥用才能vt.

    • Many felt he was prostituting his talents by writing Hollywood scripts.

      许多人觉得他给好莱坞写剧本是滥用自己的才华。

  1. Jodie Foster played a young prostitute in the 1976 film "Taxi Driver".
    朱迪·福斯特在1976年的电影《出租车司机》中扮演一名年轻的妓女。
  2. Milton explains the preposterous idea that he has ever visited a prostitute.
    弥尔顿解释了他曾拜访过妓女这一荒谬想法。
  3. If the prostitute establishment has a barbershop-like sign or neon lighting, then that's the kind of place I'm talking about.
    如果妓院有类似理发店的招牌或霓虹灯,那就是我说的那种地方。

相关短语

  • STORY OF A PROSTITUTE
    春妇传
  • underage prostitute
    雏妓
  • unlicensed prostitute
    暗娼;私娼
  • A Prostitute
    咸水妹;风月恩仇;么二
  • unregistered prostitute
    暗娼;私娼

词语扩展

n.
prostitution卖淫;滥用;出卖灵魂

词义分布

33.3%
妓女
22.2%
出卖
16.7%
婊子
16.7%
娼妓
11.1%

英英释义

  • n.a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
  • v.sell one's body; exchange sex for money

词源

  • prostitute卖淫,妓女,男妓
    来自拉丁语prostituere,卖淫,来自pro-,向前,-stit,站立,词源同stand,institute.字面意思即站在前面,引申词义买卖,供挑选等。
  • prostitute妓女
    前缀pro-表“向前,在前”;词根stit-表“站、立”,如constitute(组成,本义“站在一起”);所以该词本义为“向前站,站于人前”,含有站在人面前,供人挑选的意味。