world's oldest profession

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Prostitution. euphemistic,no-plural
    — Lalun is a member of the most ancient profession in the world.

词形变化

the world's oldest profession canonical oldest profession in the world alternative oldest profession alternative

词源

First appears c. 1888, coined by Rudyard Kipling as most ancient profession in the world. Alternative forms appeared in the early 1900s, present form popular by the 1930s. Similar terms with various senses (not necessarily prostitution) exist in other languages.
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