devadasi

美 [?de?v?'dɑs?] 　英 [de?v?'dɑ:si:]

• 網(wǎng)絡(luò)神廟舞女；舞姬；迪娃達(dá)西

詞形變化

復(fù)數(shù)：devadasis  

英漢解釋

n.	1. a member of a hereditary class of woman dancers in a Hindu temple

例句

The girls most at risk of being dedicated will have grown up in very matriarchal Devadasi communities.

最有可能從事這一行業(yè)的女孩將會(huì)成長(zhǎng)在母系神之女奴的群體中。

Living a normal life in India after having been a Devadasi prostitute is extremely, extremely hard because they're seen as damaged goods.

在印度，對(duì)神之女奴來說，過正常的生活非常非常困難，因?yàn)?/c>她們被視為已破損的貨物。

You see groups of former Devadasi becoming social activists and campaigners against the tradition. That's one way out.

你會(huì)看到許多前神之女奴都成為反對(duì)這一傳統(tǒng)的社會(huì)活動(dòng)家和競(jìng)選者。

On my very first day there I stumbled into a meeting of Devadasi prostitutes.

第一天，我參加了一個(gè)關(guān)于神之女奴的會(huì)議。

Specifically in the 19th Century when the Christian missionaries came, the Devadasi became less well thought of.

特別是在十九世紀(jì)，當(dāng)基督教傳教士到來時(shí)，神之女奴在人們眼中變得輕浮。

When you approach a Devadasi girl for interview the response varies hugely.

對(duì)神之女奴采訪時(shí)，她們的反應(yīng)大不同。