英语词汇“prostitute”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

prostitute

/ˈprɒstɪtjuːt

noun

1A person, in particular a woman, who engages in sexual activity for payment.Others attended the ‘circuses’ in which prostitutes performed sexual stunts....

He had, once he had achieved adolescence, moved from prostitute to prostitute, whore to whore, but he had never yet known love.
Such laws effectively deny prostitutes the right to work indoors in a warm, safe, and clean place.

1.1A person who misuses their talents or behaves unworthily for personal or financial gain: careerist political prostitutes

verb [with object]

1Offer (someone) for sexual activity in exchange for payment: although she was paid £15 to join a man at his table, she never prostituted herself...

The local bartender runs a brothel, prostituting his own wife for kicks.
He prostituted his wife and forced his children to beg to support his drug habit.
He also describes him as a cruel and wicked leader who prostituted his daughter when he ran short of money.

1.1Put (oneself or one's talents) to an unworthy or corrupt use for personal or financial gain: his willingness to prostitute himself to the worst instincts of the electorate...

The wilderness towns gaily prostitute themselves to such people.
The day-to-day experiences of persons who are prostituting themselves are equally bleak.
If she does, it will not be because she has prostituted her talents like most modern female ‘pop stars’.

Derivatives

prostitutor

/ˈprɒstɪtjuːtə/ noun

Origin

mid 16th century (as a verb): from Latin prostitut- 'exposed publicly, offered for sale', from the verb prostituere, from pro- 'before' + statuere 'set up, place'.

constitution from [ME]:
A constitution once referred to a law, as well as to a body of laws or customs. It comes from Latin constituere ‘establish, appoint’ from con- ‘together’ and statuere ‘set up, place’. The latter is a rich source of English words including destitute[LME] literally ‘placed away’ so forsaken; institute[ME] something set up or established; restitution[ME] a re-establishing; statue[ME] something set up; and substitute[LME] someone set up instead of another. Prostitute[M16th] comes from Latin prostituere ‘expose publicly, offer for sale’, from pro- ‘before’ and statuere ‘set up, place’.

单词	prostitute
释义	prostitute /ˈprɒstɪtjuːt / noun 1A person, in particular a woman, who engages in sexual activity for payment.Others attended the ‘circuses’ in which prostitutes performed sexual stunts.... He had, once he had achieved adolescence, moved from prostitute to prostitute, whore to whore, but he had never yet known love. Such laws effectively deny prostitutes the right to work indoors in a warm, safe, and clean place. 1.1A person who misuses their talents or behaves unworthily for personal or financial gain: careerist political prostitutes verb [with object] 1Offer (someone) for sexual activity in exchange for payment: although she was paid £15 to join a man at his table, she never prostituted herself... The local bartender runs a brothel, prostituting his own wife for kicks. He prostituted his wife and forced his children to beg to support his drug habit. He also describes him as a cruel and wicked leader who prostituted his daughter when he ran short of money. 1.1Put (oneself or one's talents) to an unworthy or corrupt use for personal or financial gain: his willingness to prostitute himself to the worst instincts of the electorate... The wilderness towns gaily prostitute themselves to such people. The day-to-day experiences of persons who are prostituting themselves are equally bleak. If she does, it will not be because she has prostituted her talents like most modern female ‘pop stars’. Derivatives prostitutor /ˈprɒstɪtjuːtə/ noun Origin mid 16th century (as a verb): from Latin prostitut- 'exposed publicly, offered for sale', from the verb prostituere, from pro- 'before' + statuere 'set up, place'. constitution from [ME]: A constitution once referred to a law, as well as to a body of laws or customs. It comes from Latin constituere ‘establish, appoint’ from con- ‘together’ and statuere ‘set up, place’. The latter is a rich source of English words including destitute[LME] literally ‘placed away’ so forsaken; institute[ME] something set up or established; restitution[ME] a re-establishing; statue[ME] something set up; and substitute[LME] someone set up instead of another. Prostitute[M16th] comes from Latin prostituere ‘expose publicly, offer for sale’, from pro- ‘before’ and statuere ‘set up, place’.
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