concubines

英 [ˈkɒŋkjʊbaɪnz]

美 [ˈkɑnkjəˌbaɪnz]

n.  (尤指旧时某些社会里的)妾，姨太太，小老婆
concubine的复数

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.

双语例句

• The warlord treated his concubines as graceful playthings.
  那个军阀把他的小妾当作美丽的玩物。
• Our evil custom of women forced to be concubines must end.
  强迫女人作妾这种罪恶的习俗应该取消了。
• Having one head or chief wife at a time ( along with concubines).
  在一定时期只有一个领头的或主要妻子的（包括有妾室的）。
• I don't want anyone with factories or prostitutes or concubines.
  我不找资本家，也不要逛窑子或有小老婆的人。
• Concubines refer to the stratum of society made up of women or young girls who have marital relationships with some male benefactor in the upper classes of society.
  妾是一个由妇女和少女组成的社会阶层。她们与社会地位高的男人组成类似婚姻的关系。
• Perhaps your Majesty would like to send for one of the concubines.
  或许陛下您需要叫个小可爱来。
• Concubines resulted from the marriage system of monogamy with several concubines, and the system of concubines developed to the top in the Qing Dynasty.
  妾是古代一夫一妻多妾婚姻制度的产物，妾制到清代发展到顶峰。
• Although the ebullient and vain young king revelled in the pleasures of his office he was a musician, a gourmet, and a womaniser in the royal tradition with at least six wives, a number of concubines and about 30 children he proved a disappointing puppet.
  这位热情而虚荣的年轻国王陶醉于宫廷生活的快乐，他成为了一位音乐家、美食家，并且遵循王室传统做到了妻妾成群他拥有至少6位妻子、多名小妾和约30个孩子。
• He is said to have had a harem of700 wives and300 concubines.
  据说他有七百个妻子和三百多个妾。
• Girls see him, would go home and tell their parents that they would rather be his concubines than marry any others.
  女孩子见到他，就回家对父母说。宁愿做他的小妾，也不愿嫁给任何人。