harem

FREQ #15666

n. 闺房, (闺房里的)妻妾

发音

UK /ˈhɑːɹəm/
CA /ˈhæɹəm/
US /ˈhæɹəm/
CA /ˈhɛəɹəm/
US /ˈhɛəɹəm/

词形变化

harems 复数 harems

别名

hareem harim

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The private section of a Muslim household forbidden to male strangers.

    后宫

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  2. 2.

    A group of someone's girlfriends, wives and/or concubines in a polygamous household.

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  3. 3.

    A group of female animals (cows) herded and controlled by a male animal (bull) of that species for breeding purposes. Such behaviour is exhibited by bovids including cattle and buffalo as well as moose, elephants, seals (including elephant seals), sea lions, and baboons.

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    2006 Maestripieri, Dario; Mayhew, Jessica; Carlson, Cindy L.; Hoffman, Christy L.; and Radtke, Jennifer M. "One-Male Harems and Female Social Dynamics in Guinea Baboons", published in Folia Primatol 2007; 78:56–68, doi 10.1159/000095686

  4. 4.

    A group of female birds mated to or associated with a breeding male.

    可数 不可数 生物 动物学
  5. 5.

    Any significant number of women together as a group; a bevy.

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  6. 6.

    A genre of anime and manga in which a man is the love interest of three or more women.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

hareem seraglio serail

上位词 2

quarters living quarters

相关短语

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词源

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حرم (harem) (whence Turkish harem), from Arabic حَرَم (ḥaram, “something prohibited; sanctuary, women”); and later also from حَرِيم (ḥarīm) with same meaning, both from حَرُمَ (ḥaruma, “be forbidden or unlawful”). Doublet of haram and herem.

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