prostitution
🇺🇸
/ˌprɑːstɪˈtuːʃn/
🇬🇧
/ˌprɒstɪˈtjuːʃn/
The act or practice of engaging in sexual activity with someone for payment.
The authorities have been cracking down on prostitution in the area.
當局一直在打擊該地區的賣淫活動。
The act of using something or someone for a purpose that is not valuable or meaningful.
He felt that his talents were being wasted in a job that amounted to nothing more than intellectual prostitution.
他覺得自己的才華在這份工作上被浪費了,這份工作不過是智力賣淫而已。