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

• Wives, concubines, daughters and nieces were indiscriminately thrown into the battle for land.
  不论妻、妾、千金，还是侄女、外甥女，统统都被地主当作了为争夺土地而战的武器。
• The gentry in ancient times were eminent, with a wife and many concubines.
  古代的贵族们都地位显赫，妻妾成群。
• 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。
• Men want virgins as concubines.
  人家买姨太太的要整货。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In the view of men with a sense of decency and honour, of all the means people employ to gain wealth and riches, few would not cause their wives and concubines to weep together in shame.
  在君子看来，在所有追求荣华富贵的人中，能让他们的妻子和妾不觉得羞耻的，已经很少了。
• 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。
• 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。