1. 1未成年對象(粗俗;指發生性關係會犯法的年紀)。不要說成「幼齒」:那是看起來很年輕,不一定未成年。

    This is a rude, informal word. People — often adults talking in a joking or ugly way — use it for someone who is still under the legal age for sex. The picture inside the word is cruel: that person is “bait,” and if an adult goes after them, the adult may end up in jail. Though actually, that picture puts the blame in the wrong place. The young person is not a trap. The adult is the one who must follow the law. The age itself is sloppy too: it is not the same in every country (16 in some places, 18 in others), and the fine rules can be . You will hear the word in films, songs, and careless talk. Decent speakers do not use it about a real person, because it treats a child or teenager as a thing that you.

組成jail(監獄)+ bait(用來引誘的東西)。意思是:跟這個對象發生性關係,成人可能會進牢。

同家族的字

  • jailthe prison the adult can be sent to
  • baitsomething used to attract; here it is an unkind metaphor

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

jailbaitnoun/ˈd͡ʒeɪlbeɪt/

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    slangA sexually mature person below, or appearing to be below, the legal age of consent, who is regarded, usually by an adult, as being sexually attractive and/or seductive.

    • "The first time she modelled for Edward Weston, in March 1934, Charis Wilson knew she didn’t look good. At 20 she was “a piece of jailbait”, a mere child, especially with the stumpy plaits into which she sometimes twisted her hair."

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