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
- 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。 - Amid the chaos of war, the princess lost touch with her husband and was taken to be a concubine of a powerful minister, Yang Su.
战乱中，公主与丈夫失散了，并被送到隋朝一位很有权势的大臣杨素家中，成了他的小妾。 - The legal status of a concubine has varied in different societies.
在不同的社会，妾的法律地位有所不同。 - 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。 - You'll see what you've been and still are: phantom lover, concubine, sweet prince.
你会看到你一直是也仍然是：梦幻中的爱人，情人，甜美的王子。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Your brother-in-law has found a concubine.
你的堂姐夫找了个妾。 - Yes, Concubine Dai. I bet you still remember that blind, passionate, miserable, longing love!
戴妃，我敢说你一定还记得那盲目、激越、痛苦的爱。