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

• 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。
• He advised that the streets be hung with red lanterns, and the emperor, empress, concubines, and court officials come out of the palace to see them.
  他建议在街道上悬挂大红灯笼，皇帝、皇后、六宫嫔妃和朝廷大臣都要外出观赏灯笼。
• The king had four wives and twenty concubines.
  这个国王有四个妻子和二十个妃子。
• 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。
• The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.
  众女子见了，就称她有福。王后妃嫔见了，也赞美她。
• Men want virgins as concubines.
  人家买姨太太的要整货。
• The second section discusses the rank system between the empress and imperial concubines in the Han Dynasty.
  第二部分讨论了汉代皇后及妃妾名位制度。
• In ancient times, the emperor's wives were called imperial concubines.
  古时候，皇帝的太太们统称为妃嫔。
• And the king left ten women, which were concubines, to keep the house.
  于是王带着全家的人出去了，但留下十个妃嫔看守宫殿。
• 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。