"lady of the evening" 怎么发音
expression
LAY-dee uhv THEE-iv-ning
LAY-dee ov THEE-iv-ning
释义
A polite or indirect way to refer to a woman who works as a prostitute.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɫeɪdi/ /ˈəv/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈivnɪŋ
英式英语
lˈeɪdi/ /ˈɒv/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈivnɪŋ
简化发音
美式
LAY-dee uhv THEE-iv-ning
英式
LAY-dee ov THEE-iv-ning
语境中听
The story is about a lady of the evening in the city.
He didn't realize she was a lady of the evening.
The movie showed a lady of the evening waiting on the street.
He used the phrase 'lady of the evening' to be polite when describing her profession.