Word · Frequency #12138
brothel
妓院
核心释义
A house or building where prostitutes are available.
- 1.
妓院
A house of prostitution.
- 2.
妓院
a building where prostitutes are available
妓院；[法] 妓院
用法In use
The police raided the brothel and arrested several people.
用法提示：brothel作为名词，意为‘妓院’，在句中作宾语。
She was forced to work in a brothel against her will.
用法提示：brothel作为名词，在介词短语中作宾语。
The novel vividly describes life in a Victorian brothel.
用法提示：brothel作为名词，在介词短语中作宾语。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
近义词
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象成'兄弟酒店'（bro+thel），brothel就是妓院。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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。
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