a bawd
The novel's main character is a bawd.
这部小说的主角是一名妓女。
淫荡的人；下流的人
鸨母；妓女；[法] 鸨母；淫话
A lewd or obscene person.
A lewd person.
In the old play, the bawd tricks a young man into spending all his money.
在那部旧剧中，鸨母诱骗一个年轻人花光所有钱。
用法提示：bawd作为名词，意为鸨母，指经营妓院或拉皮条的女人。
She was labelled a bawd by the townspeople after the rumors spread.
谣言传开后，她被镇上的人称为妓女。
用法提示：bawd作为名词，意为妓女，指卖淫的女人。
The authorities arrested several bawds who were operating in the district.
当局逮捕了在该地区活动的几个妓女。
用法提示：bawds是bawd的复数形式，作名词，指多个妓女。
The novel's main character is a bawd.
这部小说的主角是一名妓女。
The bawd demanded payment before allowing entry.
那位鸨母要求先付款才允许进入。
注意：bawds既可指多个妓女，也可指多个鸨母。
In the 18th century, bawds were often portrayed in literature.
在18世纪，妓女（或鸨母）经常在文学中被描绘。
混淆词性：bawd 是名词（指人），bawdy 是形容词（描述淫秽内容）
混淆发音与词义：bawd 专指妓女或鸨母，broad 作为名词俚语指女人，但更常用作形容词表示宽度
混淆拼写与发音：bawd 和 bard 仅相差一个字母，但意义完全不同
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