concubine

FREQ #14706

n. 妾, 姘妇 [法] 妾, 姘妇, 情妇

发音

US /ˈkɑŋkjəbaɪn/

词形变化

concubines 复数 concubines

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A sexual partner, especially a woman, to whom one is not or cannot be married.

  2. 2.

    A woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife.

    妾

    姨太太

    妃

    侧室

  3. 3.

    A slave-girl or woman, kept for instance in a harem, who is held for sexual service.

    历史

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

courtesan paramour doxy

上位词 2

mistress kept woman

下位词 1

odalisque

词源

From Middle English concubine (first attested 1250–1300), from Anglo-Norman concubine, from Latin concubīna, equivalent to concub- (variant stem of concumbō (“to lie together”)) + feminine suffix -īna.

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