| 释义 |
‖ oiran|ˈɔɪrən|
[Jap.]
A Japanese courtesan of high standing. Also collect.
1871A. B. Mitford Tales Old Japan I. 67 They are employed to wait upon the Oiran, or fashionable courtesans. 1904R. J. Farrer Garden of Asia xix. 181 Of all glories in Japan, the richest is that of the Oiran, or established beauty of the Yoshiwara. 1970J. Kirkup Japan behind Fan 90 The boys..who are indistinguishable from the oiran, the geisha and other women. 1972Mainichi Daily News (Japan) 6 Nov. 20/2 (Advt.), ‘Oiran’—the glittering Yoshiwara courtesans—recreate the ceremonies attendant on greeting an honored patron. |