prostitution
英[,pr?st?'t?u??n;,pr?st?'tju??n]
美['prɑst?'t???n]
- n. 賣淫；濫用；出賣靈魂
英文詞源
- prostitution (n.)
- 1530s, from Middle French prostitution and directly from Late Latin prostitutionem (nominative prostitutio), noun of action from past participle stem of prostituere (see prostitute).
雙語例句
- 1. Brothels, she insists, are the acceptable face of prostitution.
- 她堅持認為，妓院是賣淫可為人接受的一種形式。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She says that legalising prostitution will only cause problems.
- 她說賣淫合法化只會引發問題。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. She eventually drifts into prostitution.
- 她最終淪為妓女。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Many women were forced into prostitution.
- 許多婦女被迫為娼。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. the seedy world of prostitution
- 烏煙瘴氣的賣淫圈子
來自《權威詞典》