jailbait

IPA/ˈdʒeɪlbeɪt/
IPA/ˈdʒeɪlbeɪt/

jailbait — 名詞

1. a degrading slang word for a young person viewed in a sexual way even though the

1.名詞C2
釋義

未成年性對象

被性化看待的未成年者

a degrading slang word for a young person viewed in a sexual way even though they are below the legal age for sexual activity.

例句

The editor removed jailbait from the review of the teen actor.

編輯把那篇評論青少年演員的文章裡「未成年性對象」這種字眼刪掉了。

remove the word jailbait from + text

Fans condemned the host for calling the sixteen-year-old singer jailbait on air.

粉絲譴責主持人在節目中把那名十六歲歌手說成「未成年性對象」。

call + someone + jailbait

同義詞
  • minor

    neutral legal term for a person under the age set by law

  • underage person

    neutral description that states age status without sexualising the person

反義詞
  • adult

    a person who has reached the legal age

  • of-age person

    stresses that the person is legally old enough

文法句型

call + someone + jailbait

describe + someone + as + jailbait

use/remove + the word jailbait

用法筆記

Strongly offensive and objectifying. It often appears when people are criticising someone else's language or behaviour, not as a neutral label.

常見錯誤

❌The twenty-year-old actor was jailbait.
✅The actor looked very young.
💡jailbait refers to someone below the legal age for sexual activity, and the term itself is insulting.