whore什么意思

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whore

/hɔːr/
名词 贬义词

基本释义:妓女;娼妓

词源:源自古英语"hōre",与古高地德语"huora"同源

📚 核心含义

字面意思

指以性交易为职业的女性

The novel describes the life of a whore.
这部小说描述了一个妓女的生活。
直译

贬义用法

对女性的侮辱性称呼

He called her a whore in anger.
他愤怒地称她为荡妇
侮辱语

引申含义

为利益出卖自己的人

He's a political whore.
他是个政治娼妓
比喻

"whore"是英语中极具侮辱性的词汇,日常交流中应避免使用。在正式场合或书面表达中,建议使用"prostitute"(妓女)或"sex worker"(性工作者)等中性词汇。

🔄 用法对比

英语例句

She was forced to become a whore.

Don't act like a whore.

He's just a corporate whore.

中文翻译

她被迫成为妓女

别表现得像个荡妇

他不过是个企业娼妓

🔊 发音指南

英式发音
/hɔː/

霍-尔(长音)

美式发音
/hɔːr/

霍-尔(卷舌音)

发音要点:

常见发音错误

  • 读成"沃-尔"(应发/h/音)
  • 忽略长音/ɔː/
  • 美式发音不卷舌

🎯 常见搭配

street + whore

街头妓女

street whore
街头妓女
直白用法

whore + house

妓院

whorehouse
妓院
复合词

whore + around

滥交

whore around
滥交
动词短语

语法注意

单数: whore
复数: whores

⚠️ 易混淆点

不要混淆:

She's a sex worker (neutral) vs. She's a whore (offensive)

正确区分:"sex worker"是中性词,"whore"是侮辱性词汇

Whore is an acceptable term in formal writing. (错误)

正确:Whore should be avoided in formal contexts.

✍️ 随堂练习

翻译练习

1. The word whore is considered offensive.
2. He accused her of being a whore.
3. The novel depicts the harsh life of a whore.

1. "妓女"这个词被认为具有冒犯性。

2. 他指责她是个荡妇

3. 这部小说描绘了一个妓女的艰苦生活。

发音练习

跟读以下句子:

Whore is an offensive term. [hɔːr]
• The whore walked down the street. [hɔːr]
• He called her a whore. [hɔːr]

改错练习

找出并改正错误:

1. It's polite to call someone a whore.
2. 读作[woʊr]
3. Whore is a formal term for sex worker.

1. It's offensive to call someone a whore.

2. 读作[hɔːr](首字母h发音)

3. Whore is an offensive term, not a formal one.