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
- His concubine, mistress chen, was visiting with her old mother.
陈姨太也回到了她的年老的母亲那里。 - Q.What did you know about Chinese Opera before "Farewell my concubine"?
问:你在拍《霸王别姬》之前对京剧有了解吗? - 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。 - 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。 - You're happy I am someone else's concubine?
我做人家小老婆,你开心? - At the age of14, she was taken into the imperial palace by Emperor Taizong as a concubine.
武则天从小聪明果断,通文史,长得又漂亮,14岁那年被唐太宗召进皇宫,成为才人。 - The high-ranking Imperial Concubine Yang was a plump beauty in Tang Dynasty.
杨贵妃的体态充盈,是个唐代的美人。 - "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。 - Rich and prosperous a concubine third wife, six sons.
他有很多妻妾,三个老婆、6个儿子。 - 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。
