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 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。
• 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。
• Eversince there were emperors and palaces, there has been imperial food, which was served mainly to the emperors, their wives and concubines, and the royal families.
  自从有皇帝和宫殿，人们帝国的食物，这是担任主要皇帝，他们的妻子和小妾，以及王室。
• 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。
• He palace housed the emperors with their many wives and concubines.
  这座宫殿曾是皇帝们及其众多的皇后和妃子的居住之地。
• 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。
• What shall some poor guys do while the officials have fun with their concubines?
  什么将一些可怜的人做，当官员获得与他们的姘妇时的乐趣？
• The warlord treated his concubines as graceful playthings.
  那个军阀把他的小妾当作美丽的玩物。
• 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。