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house of ill repute

/haʊs əv ɪl rɪˈpjuːt/

翻译: 对妓院或从事卖淫活动的场所的过时且委婉的说法。该短语被认为是古旧用法,现代口语中很少使用。

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/haʊs əv ɪl rɪˈpjuːt/C1formal已废弃
  • zh对妓院或从事卖淫活动的场所的过时且委婉的说法。该短语被认为是古旧用法,现代口语中很少使用。

An old-fashioned and euphemistic term for a brothel or establishment where prostitution is practiced. The phrase is considered archaic and is rarely used in modern conversation.

  1. C2formal

    A place where people pay to have sex; a brothel.

    zh妓院

    • The police raided the house of ill repute last night.
    • In the 19th century, many cities had houses of ill repute.
    • The novel describes a house of ill repute in vivid detail.