Lưu ý: Bản dịch của mục này hiện đang được kiểm tra chất lượng, vì vậy một số nội dung tạm thời chỉ hiển thị bằng tiếng Anh.
Mục từ này chưa được dịch sang ngôn ngữ của bạn, vì vậy nội dung gốc được hiển thị bên dưới.
plaything
This term evokes a sense of innocence and tactile joy when referring to physical objects, though it carries a more clinical or detached tone than the word toy. It emphasizes the function of the object as a tool for diversion and imagination.
When applied to people, the word shifts into a derogatory and predatory register. It suggests a complete lack of agency and a power imbalance where one individual is dehumanized and reduced to a source of entertainment for another, often implying emotional cruelty or manipulation.
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The toddler clutched his favorite wooden plaything tightly while sleeping.
I will not be a mere plaything for your amusement.
The old chest was filled with forgotten playthings from a century ago.
He treated the kingdom as his own personal plaything.
Is this just a plaything to you or do you actually care about me?
The cat pounced on the colorful plaything with sudden intensity.
She realized too late that she had been nothing more than a plaything in his game of power.
The child abandoned the plastic plaything in favor of a cardboard box.