Wordiyoprostitution
🇬🇧 UK/,prɒstɪ'tʃuːʃn/🇺🇸 US/,prɔsti'tju:ʃәn/
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Definitions
n.
The practice of engaging in sexual activity in exchange for payment; the misuse of talents for profit.
卖淫；滥用（才能）
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.child prostitution儿童卖淫
- 2.forced prostitution强迫卖淫
- 3.prostitution ring卖淫团伙
- 4.legalize prostitution卖淫合法化
Example Sentences
- 1.
Poverty and lack of opportunity often drive people into prostitution.
- 2.
The government debated whether to legalize and regulate prostitution.
- 3.
He saw the film as an act of prostitution, a betrayal of his artistic principles.