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A prostitute is a person who is paid for sex. This is a fairly direct, sometimes harsh-sounding word — in more careful or polite conversation, especially in the news, people often say "sex worker" instead. As a verb, "to prostitute yourself" (or something) can also be used in a wider, way, meaning to sell your skills or values for money, like "he prostituted his talent making cheap ads."
妓女、性工作者
原始詞典資料8 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。
prostituteadj/ˈpɹɒstɪˌtjuːt/
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obsoleteDebased, corrupt; seeking personal gain by dishonourable means.
- [H]e speaks a languages that merits not reply, and which can only excite contempt for his prostitute principles, or pity for his ignorance.
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Taking part in promiscuous sexual activity, licentious; (later, chiefly as attributive use of noun) that is a prostitute.
- They rightly say that attacks against prostitute women are common and that it's only when five are murdered in one place that it starts to provoke debate.
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obsoleteExposed, subjected (to something shameful).
- [A]nd novv at length all men of all Nations, not only Philoſophers, but even the vulgar, have, and doe ſtill deale vvith this [the subject of the book] as a matter of eaſe, expoſed and proſtitute to every Mother-vvit, and to be attained vvithout any great care or ſtudy, […]
prostitutenoun/ˈpɹɒstɪˌtjuːt/
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Any person (especially a woman) who has sexual intercourse or engages in other sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood.
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A woman who has sexual intercourse or engages in other sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood.
- Unfortunately, there is to my knowledge no visual evidence for the dress of the Roman prostitute, but the literary sources present us with a range of prostitute clothing (from rich accoutrements all the way down to nothing), […]
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A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage.
- Kai Wen: Why not? You're nothing but a prostitute. / Vicky: How dare you call me a prostitute!
- Madonna would do anything for money, you know, she's a total prostitute. And I've got nothing against prostitutes.
prostituteverb/ˈpɹɒstɪˌtjuːt/
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To offer (oneself or someone else) for sexual activity in exchange for money.
- Do not prostitute thy daughter.
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derogatoryTo sacrifice (oneself, one's talents etc.) in return for profit or other advantage; to exploit for base purposes.
- [T]heſe, their rights / In the vile ſtreets they proſtitute to ſale; / Their ancient rights, their dignities, their laws, / Their native glorious freedom.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。