harlot
发音
英 [ˈhɑ:lət]
美 [ˈhɑrlət]
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- n.
- 妓女,人尽可夫的女人
单词词源
harlot 妓女,荡妇
来自古法语harlot,无赖,流浪汉,后作为妓女的委婉语。可能来自德语hari,军队,词源同here,harry.其原义为随军伙夫,随军货商或提供性服务的人,因在古代军队后勤不是很正规,会相伴而生许多职业。
双语例句
- 1. But you can help behaving like a harlot .
- 但是你可以不表现得像个妓女。
- 2. Prostitution at least offered financial independence : a typical harlot could earn in a month what a tradesman or clerk would earn in a year .
- 卖淫至少可以在经济上独立:一名普通妓女一个月的收入相当于一个商人或者职员一年的收入。
- 3. Then from the hole on my right comes , " I hate that you called me a harlot on television . "
- 随后,我右边的洞里传出一个声音:“我讨厌你在电视上叫我娼妇。”
- 4. And they said , should he treat our sister like a harlot ?
- 他们说,他岂可待我们的姊妹如同妓女么?
- 5. How is the faithful city become an harlot !
- 忠信的城,何竟变为妓女!