Word · Frequency #12138
brothel
妓院
A house or building where prostitutes are available.
- 1.
A house of prostitution.
妓院
- 2.
a building where prostitutes are available
妓院
妓院；[法] 妓院
In use
The police raided the brothel and arrested several people.
She was forced to work in a brothel against her will.
The novel vividly describes life in a Victorian brothel.
work in a brothel
强调在妓院工作的场景。
She was forced to work in a brothel.
她被迫在妓院工作。
run a brothel
指开设或管理妓院。
He was arrested for running a brothel.
他因经营妓院被捕。
visit a brothel
常指顾客的行为。
He admitted to visiting a brothel.
他承认去过妓院。
Common mistakes
He brotheled every night.He went to a brothel every night.
brothel是名词，不能用作动词；应使用'go to a brothel'。
She works in a brother.She works in a brothel.
brothel与brother拼写相近但含义不同，注意不要混淆。
Connections
Collocations
- run a brothel
- 经营妓院
- He was arrested for running a brothel.他因经营妓院被捕。
- brothel owner
- 妓院老板
- The brothel owner was sentenced to five years in prison.妓院老板被判五年监禁。
- visit a brothel
- 逛妓院
- In some countries, it is illegal to visit a brothel.在一些国家，逛妓院是非法的。
- work in a brothel
- 在妓院工作
- Many women are forced to work in brothels against their will.许多妇女被迫违背意愿在妓院工作。
Synonyms
- whorehouse
- 妓院 · 常用口语说法，语气较直白
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象成'兄弟酒店'（bro+thel），brothel就是妓院。
Context & Register
多用于正式或法律语境，是标准名称；日常口语中较少直接使用，常被委婉语替代。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common words rhyme with brothel. Lookalike 'hotel' is pronounced /hoʊˈtel/ with a long o and second-syllable stress, differing from brothel's /brɑθəl/. 'Broth' shares the initial but ends in /θ/ without the /əl/ and may have a different vowel. 'Bother' has the same stressed vowel /ɑ/ but uses /ð/ instead of /θ/. 'Other' has a different vowel /ʌ/. 'Thistle' has the same /θəl/ ending but a different stressed vowel.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.