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    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.

    This is a rude, informal word這是一個粗俗、非正式的字。 People — often adults talking in a joking or ugly way —人們——通常是用開玩笑或難聽的方式講話的成年人—— use it for someone who is still under the legal age for sex用它來稱呼還沒到法定性行為年齡的人。 The picture inside the word is cruel這個字裡的畫面很殘忍: that person is "bait,"那個人是「bait(誘餌)」, and if an adult goes after them, the adult may end up in jail如果一個成年人對他們下手,這個成年人可能會坐牢。

    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.

    Though actually不過其實, that picture puts the blame in the wrong place這個畫面把責任怪錯了對象。 The young person is not a trap那個年輕人不是陷阱。 The adult is the one who must follow the law成年人才是那個必須遵守法律的人。

    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 .

    The age itself is sloppy too連年齡本身都不精確: it is not the same in every country (16 in some places, 18 in others)每個國家不一樣(有些地方是16歲,有些是18歲), and the fine rules can be complicated細部規定也可能很複雜。

    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.

    You will hear the word in films, songs, and careless talk你會在電影、歌曲,和不經大腦的談話裡聽到這個字。 Decent speakers do not use it about a real person正派的人不會用它來稱呼真實的人, because it treats a child or teenager as a thing that tempts you因為這樣講,是把一個孩子或青少年當成引誘你的東西。

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

    這一義的完整解析還沒打開。訂閱後可以看到例句怎麼拆、常跟哪些字一起出現, 以及容易跟它搞混的字。

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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,原文照列,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."

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。