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。 - 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。 - Since you are to be a concubine anyway.
反正你都要作妾了。 - Your brother-in-law has found a concubine.
你的堂姐夫找了个妾。 - With her wits and talents, Zhen fights her way through and wins the emperor's affection, ultimately becoming the most powerful concubine in the imperial palace and ascending to unparalleled glory and wealth.
通过她的智慧和才能，甄嬛成功得到了皇帝的宠爱。变成了后宫最有权利和最受宠幸的妃子，她的荣耀和财富一时无人能及。 - His concubine, who lived in Shechem, also bore him a son, whom he named Abimelech.
他的妾住在示剑，也给他生了一个儿子。基甸与他起名叫亚比米勒。 - 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。 - I bet that "Farewell My Concubine" will win the Oscar for Best Foreign Picture.
我打赌《霸王别姬》会获奥斯卡最佳外国语影片奖。 - 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。 - You're happy I am someone else's concubine?
我做人家小老婆，你开心？