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Going with prostitutes — paying women for sex, spoken of as a habit or a way of life. It is a noun made from a verb, and it lives almost entirely in a few fixed phrases: 'go whoring', 'whoring around', 'drinking and whoring'. The picture is of a man out at night, spending money, not going home.
Going with prostitutes找妓女 paying women for sex付錢跟女性發生性關係 spoken of as a habit or a way of life被說成是一種習慣或生活方式 It is a noun made from a verb這是從動詞變來的名詞 and it lives almost entirely in a few fixed phrases而且幾乎只出現在幾個固定片語裡 'go whoring'「go whoring」 'whoring around'「whoring around」 'drinking and whoring'「drinking and whoring」 The picture is of a man out at night畫面是一個男人夜裡在外 spending money花著錢 not going home不回家
The word is old, coarse, and heavy with judgement. You meet it in the Bible, in Shakespeare, in old novels, in songs — it belongs to a world that talked about sin. Nobody in a modern office is going to use it. Because it is built on 'whore', it insults the women involved while it is busy judging the man.
The word is old, coarse, and heavy with judgement這個字很老、很粗俗，而且帶著濃厚的批判意味 You meet it in the Bible你會在聖經裡遇到它 in Shakespeare在莎士比亞的作品裡 in old novels在老小說裡 in songs在歌曲裡 it belongs to a world that talked about sin它屬於一個會談論罪的世界 Nobody in a modern Taipei office is going to use it現代台北辦公室裡不會有人用這個字 Because it is built on 'whore'因為它是從「whore」這個字建構出來的 it insults the women involved它侮辱了牽涉其中的女性 while it is busy judging the man同時又忙著評判那個男人
There is a second, newer use you will actually see more often, and it is worth knowing so it does not confuse you: online, people say things like 'karma whoring' or 'attention whoring' to mean chasing likes or attention . It is the same insult stretched to mean 'selling yourself cheap for something', and it is also rude. Some people use it about themselves as a joke; it still offends others.
There is a second, newer use有第二種比較新的用法 you will actually see more often你實際上會更常看到 and it is worth knowing so it does not confuse you值得先知道，免得你被搞混 online在網路上 people say things like 'karma whoring' or 'attention whoring'人們會說「karma whoring」或「attention whoring」這樣的話 to mean chasing likes or attention shamelessly意思是不知羞恥地追求按讚或關注 It is the same insult stretched to mean 'selling yourself cheap for something'這是同樣的侮辱延伸出來的，意思是「為了某樣東西賤賣自己」 and it is also rude而且也是很不禮貌的說法 Some people use it about themselves as a joke有些人會拿來開自己玩笑 it still offends others但還是會冒犯到別人
組成whore 當動詞（賣身、嫖）+ -ing 這個把動作變成名詞的字尾。它幾乎只出現在固定搭配裡：go whoring、whoring around，前面常再配一個 drinking。
同家族的字
- whorethe verb it is built on
- whorehousesame root word, joined to 'house'
原始詞典資料2 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。
whoringnoun
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Synonym of prostitution, having sex for money; (figurative) disgracing oneself for money; having promiscuous sex.
- Scott... had told me at the Closerie des Lilas how he wrote what he thought were good stories, and which really were good stories for the Post, and then changed them for submission, knowing exactly how he must make the twists that made them into salable magazine stories. I had been shocked at this and I said I thought it was whoring. He said it was whoring but that he had to do it...
- Yet she increased her whorings, remembering the days of her youth, when she played the whore in the land of Egypt and lusted after her paramours
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
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。