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单词 brothel
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
broth•el /ˈbrɑθəl, ˈbrɑð-, ˈbrɔθəl, -ðəl/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a house of prostitution.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
broth•el  (broth′əl, broᵺ′-, brô′thəl, -ᵺəl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a house of prostitution.
  • 1350–1400 for earlier sense; short for brothel-house whore-house; Middle English brothel harlot, origin, originally worthless person, equivalent. to broth- (past participle stem of brethen, Old English brēothan to decay, degenerate) + -el noun, nominal suffix
broth′el•like′, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
brothel /ˈbrɒθəl/ n
  1. a house or other place where men pay to have sexual intercourse with prostitutes
  2. Austral informal any untidy or messy place
Etymology: 16th Century: short for brothel-house, from C14 brothel useless person, from Old English brēothan to deteriorate; related to briethel worthless
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