Phrase
a prostitute
phrase
妓女
a person who engages in sexual activity for money
词典原译“幺二”是旧时上海对妓女的称呼。
幺二
In use
The social worker tried to help a prostitute find a safe place to live.
In the story, a prostitute saves enough money to open her own bakery.
The report highlights the dangers that a prostitute faces on the streets every day.
be a prostitute
She was a prostitute in her youth.
她年轻时曾是个幺二。
become a prostitute
Many women became prostitutes during the war.
战争期间许多妇女沦为幺二。
work as a prostitute
“幺二”是旧时用语，现代汉语中常用“妓女”或“性工作者”。
He worked as a prostitute for a few years.
他当过几年幺二。
Common mistakes
She is prostitute.She is a prostitute.
可数名词 "prostitute" 前需要不定冠词 "a"；中文没有冠词，学习者容易遗漏。
She works as prostitution.She works as a prostitute.
"prostitution" 是抽象名词，表示"卖淫"行为；"prostitute" 是具体名词，表示"妓女"。描述职业时应用具体名词。
Connections
Confusing words
- a hooker
- 妓女 · 幺二为方言或特定语境中的称呼，hooker为普通俚语，使用场合不同。
Word family
- prostitution
- 卖淫 · n
- prostitute
- 卖淫 · v
Dictionary facts from BridgeDict normalized sources.