Magdalene laundry

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A religious facility in which prostitutes and unmarried mothers were kept, usually against their will, as a source of forced labour to launder clothes. Ireland,historical

词形变化

Magdalene laundries plural

词源

Named after Mary Magdalene, traditionally associated with prostitution and patron saint of penitent sinners.
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