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Lothario

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++Lo·tha·ri·o /ləˈθɑːriəʊ $ ləʊˈθeəə-/ noun [countable]  a man whose main interest is in having sex with as many women as possible without having a serious relationship with any of them. Lothario is a character in Nicholas Rowe’s play The Fair Penitent (1703) who persuades a woman to have sex with him, but is later disloyal to her 好色之徒,登徒浪子〔源自尼古拉斯·罗尔的剧作《由衷的忏悔》(1703年)中的角色罗沙里奥〕 the office Lothario 办公室里的好色之徒
Lo·tha·ri·o nounChineseSyllable


Lothario
Lothario /ləˈθɑːriəʊ $ ləʊˈθeəə-/ noun [countable]
a man whose main interest is in having sex with as many women as possible without having a serious relationship with any of them. Lothario is a character in Nicholas Rowe's play The Fair Penitent (1703) who persuades a woman to have sex with him, but is later disloyal to her:
    the office Lothario


Loth·arioBrE /ləˈθeəriəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ləˈθerioʊ/ 🔊BrE /ləˈθɑːriəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ləˈθɑːrioʊ/ 🔊 noun (
plural
Loth·arios
)
a man who has sex with a lot of women 迷人浪子He has a reputation as the office Lothario. 他在办公室泡妞乱搞是出了名的。🔊🔊<titled tranID="32" status="1">land</titled>lotgroundspaceplot

These words all mean an area of land that is used for a particular purpose. 以上各词均指作特定用途的土地。

  • land an area of ground, especially one that is used for a particular purpose 尤指作特定用途的土地、地带agricultural land 农业用地
  • lot (NAmE) a piece of land that is used or intended for a particular purpose 指作某种用途的一块地、场地building lots 建筑用地a parking lot 停车场
  • ground an area of land that is used for a particular purpose 指作特定用途的场地The kids were playing on waste ground near the school. 孩子们在学校附近的荒地玩耍。the site of an ancient burial ground 古代墓地遗址

land, lot or ground? 用 land、lot 还是 ground?

Land is used for large areas of open land in the country, especially when it is used for farming. A lot is often a smaller piece of land in a town or city, especially one intended for building or parking on. Ground is any area of open land; a ground is an area of land designed or used for a particular purpose or activity. * land 指乡间广阔的土地,尤指农业用地;lot 常指城镇或城市中的一小块地,尤指专用的建筑或停车场地;ground 作不可数名词指任何开阔地、空旷地,作可数名词指特定用途或活动的场地。

  • space a large area of land that has no buildings on it 指无建筑物的大片空地、开阔地The city has plenty of open space. 这座城市有很多开阔的空地。the wide open spaces of the Canadian prairies 加拿大一片片广袤的草原
  • plot a small piece of land used or intended for a particular purpose 指专用的小块土地She bought a small plot of land to build a house. 她买了一小块地盖房子。a vegetable plot 一块菜圃

lot or plot? 用 lot 还是 plot?

  • Either a lot or a plot can be used for building on. Only a plot can also be used for growing vegetables or burying people. * lot 和 plot 均可作建筑用地。plot 亦可作菜地或墓地。

Patterns

  • an open space
  • open/empty/vacant/waste/derelict land/ground
  • a(n) empty/vacant lot/plot
ORIGIN From the name of a character in an 18th century play by Nicholas Rowe. 源自 18 世纪尼古拉斯 · 罗所写的戏剧人物洛萨里奥。