| 单词 | house of ill repute |
| 释义 | house of ill repute in British English or house of ill fame noun a euphemistic name for brothel brothel in British English (ˈbrɒθəl) noun 1. a house or other place where men pay to have sexual intercourse with prostitutes 2. Australian informal any untidy or messy place Word origin C16: short for brothel-house, from C14 brothel useless person, from Old English brēothan to deteriorate; related to briethel worthlesshouse of ill repute in American Englishnoun a house of prostitution; whorehouse; brothel Also called: house of ill fame Word origin [1720–30]This word is first recorded in the period 1720–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: berm, catchword, cordon bleu, joker, saloonExamples of 'house of ill repute' in a sentence |
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