Word · Frequency #6610
prostitute
卖淫者；妓女；娼妓
核心释义
A person who engages in sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood.
- 1.
Any person (especially a woman) who has sexual intercourse or engages in other sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood.
- 2.
以性交换取金钱的女子
a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
- 3.
A woman who has sexual intercourse or engages in other sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood.
- 4.
A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage.
为金钱或私利出卖原则（尊严）的人；以性交换取金钱的女子；妓女；男娼
用法In use
The police raided a building where prostitutes were working.
用法提示：此处 'prostitutes' 为名词复数形式，指以卖淫为生的女性。
She was forced into becoming a prostitute due to extreme poverty.
用法提示：此处 'prostitute' 为名词单数形式，表示被迫从事卖淫的女性。
Laws regarding prostitutes vary from country to country.
用法提示：此处 'prostitutes' 为名词复数形式，泛指卖淫者这一群体。
a prostitute
通常用不定冠词或定冠词。
The police arrested a prostitute last night.
警方昨晚逮捕了一名妓女。
work as a prostitute
强调职业身份。
Many women are forced to work as prostitutes.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- male prostitute
- 男妓
- The film tells the story of a male prostitute struggling to leave the streets.这部电影讲述了一个男妓努力离开街头生活的故事。
- street prostitute
- 街头妓女
- Many street prostitutes are at risk of violence and exploitation.许多街头妓女面临暴力和剥削的风险。
- solicit a prostitute
- 嫖娼；招妓
- He was arrested for soliciting a prostitute in the hotel lobby.他因在酒店大堂招妓而被捕。
- work as a prostitute
- 以卖淫为生；做妓女
- She was forced to work as a prostitute to pay off her debts.她被迫以卖淫为生来偿还债务。
- child prostitute
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 prostitute 的 -stitute 联想成 stand（站），pro 是向前；站在街头拉客的人，就是 prostitute（妓女）。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：legal documents、news reporting、social-issue discussions prostitute 是比较中性、正式的标准说法，多用于法律文书、新闻报道或社会议题讨论等书面场合；日常口语中通常较少直接使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，指以性交易为生的人。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
读音匹配：institute、substitute、constitute、destitute 与 prostitute 的结尾部分读音相同，均为 /stəˌtut/。拼写近似但读音不同：prosecute 和 persecute 以 -secute 结尾，读 /səˌkjut/，不要混淆。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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