concubine
英 [ˈkɒŋkjubaɪn]
美 [ˈkɑːŋkjubaɪn]
n. (尤指旧时某些社会里的)妾,姨太太,小老婆
复数:concubines
BNC.24019 / COCA.23102
牛津词典
noun
- (尤指旧时某些社会里的)妾,姨太太,小老婆
(especially in some societies in the past) a woman who lives with a man, often in addition to his wife or wives, but who is less important than they are
柯林斯词典
- (旧时的)姘妇,情妇,妾
In former times, aconcubinewas a woman who lived with and had a sexual relationship with a man of higher social rank without being married to him.
英英释义
noun
双语例句
- You're happy I am someone else's concubine?
我做人家小老婆,你开心? - While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father's concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard of it.
以色列住在那地的时候,吕便去与他父亲的妾辟拉同寝,以色列也听见了。 - The emperor bestowed on her the title of imperial concubine of the highest rank.
皇帝册封她为贵妃。 - Marry a rich man and you'll only be his concubine.
嫁有钱人可是当小老婆。 - She'll soon be the concubine of an old man.
很快她就要成为一个老男人的小妾了。 - Your brother-in-law has found a concubine.
你的堂姐夫找了个妾。 - "Farewell My Concubine", Chen's master work, is of high artistic merit, illustrates the transformation of China's society and Chinese people's fate during half a century.
他的代表作霸王别姬非常有艺术价值,诠释了中国半个世纪的变换和人物命运。 - I'm moved at your compassion for a mere concubine.
你对一个小妾都这么有同情心,我很感动。 - She also recalled him saying his mother was a concubine and lamenting that his brothers were from different mothers.
她还回忆到,拉登说过他的母亲是一个小妾,并为他的兄弟出自不同的母亲而叹息。 - In the film, she plays Lady Zhao, a concubine of the emperor, who falls in love with an assassin plotting to overthrow him.
在影片中,巩俐扮演君王的一个妃子赵氏,她爱上了一个图谋颠覆君主的刺客。
