seraglio

n. 闺房

发音

US /səˈɹæljoʊ/
其它
US /səˈɹæɡliːoʊ/

词形变化

seraglios 复数 seraglios

别名

serraglio

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A palace of a sultan.

  2. 2.

    A palace of a sultan.

    The palace of the Grand Seignior in Constantinople.

  3. 3.

    A profligate or decadent residence of a rich person.

  4. 4.

    The sequestered living quarters used by wives and concubines (odalisques) in a Turkish Muslim household.

  5. 5.

    A brothel or place of debauchery.

  6. 6.

    An interior cage or enclosed courtyard for keeping wild beasts.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

harem hareem serail

上位词 2

quarters living quarters

词源

From Italian serraglio, from Vulgar Latin *serrāculum, from a late form of Latin serāre (“lock up, close”), from sera (“lock, bolt”). The Italian word was used (because of phonetic similarity) to translate Turkish saray (“palace”). Compare serai, serail.

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