bordello
bordello — noun
- bordellosingular
- bordellosplural
1. a house or other business where clients go to pay sex workers for sexual service
a house or other business where clients go to pay sex workers for sexual services, often mentioned in historical or literary settings
The police closed the bordello after neighbours reported late-night fights.
collocation: close a bordello
In the novel, Elena escapes from a bordello near the old port.
register: literary or historical usage
Workers turned the former bordello into a small museum for tourists.
The mayor denied reports that a bordello was operating behind the theater.
Caleb found records of a bordello in his great-grandfather's diary.
- brothel
the neutral modern term, suitable for news or formal writing
- whorehouse
more informal and often offensive in tone
- house of prostitution
formal legal or official phrase
用法筆記
Usually seen in historical, literary, or dramatic writing rather than in plain modern conversation. If you want a neutral term, 'brothel' is usually the better choice.