α. 1600s–1700s haramm, 1600s–1800s haram, 1700s harran, 1700s–1800s harram.
β. 1600s– harem, 1700s– hareem, 1800s haremm, 1800s– harim.
单词 | harem |
释义 | haremn.α. 1600s–1700s haramm, 1600s–1800s haram, 1700s harran, 1700s–1800s harram. β. 1600s– harem, 1700s– hareem, 1800s haremm, 1800s– harim. 1. a. Esp. in the Ottoman Empire: the separate, private part of a house reserved for the women of the household, and access to which is prohibited to all except family members and female servants. Cf. seraglio n. 1a, zenana n. 1. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > suite of rooms > [noun] > for women of household seraglio1581 serail1585 harem1634 gynaeceum1723 zenana1761 serai1813 anderoon1840 haremlik?1850 gynaeconitis1855 terem1898 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 62 He [the sultan of Shiraz, Persia] has three hundred women in his Seraglio (called here Haram). 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 148 The other women belonging to Seraglioes or Haramms [in Persia], liue discontented. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 132 The Governor [of the Deccan, India] sent for me to visit his Lady in the Haram. 1718 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 10 Mar. (1965) I. 385 I have been in a Haram [in Turkey] where the winter Apartment was wainscoted with inlaid work of Mother of Pearl. 1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea I. xxxiv. 231 The harram [of Qazvin, Persia] is magnificent, consisting of a square within its own wall of brick. 1791 W. Lempriere Tour from Gibraltar 129 One of his friends was immediately dispatched with me to the gate of the Harem [in Morocco]; with directions to the Alcaide of the eunuchs to admit myself and interpreter. 1864 C. Engel Music Most Anc. Nations 220 This drum is especially used in the hareems. 1872 S. W. Baker Nile Tributaries Abyssinia (new ed.) xx. 349 Brought by the Abyssinian traders to be sold for the Turkish harems. 1933 Rotarian June 24/3 Circassian women presented little difficulty because generations of Masters had left instruction in the royal library on the peculiar perfumes to be manufactured for these favorites of the harem. 1960 Billboard 21 Nov. 94 The Sheik of Quatar has dispatched a mission to West Europe to purchase juke boxes and coin games for the ruler's harem. 2003 A. Wolff How Many Miles to Babylon? 147 The citadel kitchens were situated close to the harem. b. A place likened to a harem; esp. a private or secluded location, a room characterized by luxury or devoted to pleasure, or a place frequented by women. ΚΠ 1823 W. Scott Peveril IV. xiii. 309 [She] stood with her arms folded on her breast, with an humble air, as different from that which she wore in the harem of the Duke of Buckingham, as that of a Magdalen from a Judith. 1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) I. xxv. 434 His Harem, or, in other words, the common sitting-room of Mrs. Mould and family, was at the back. 1870 R. W. Emerson Society & Solitude 186 A man's library is a sort of harem. 1956 New Yorker 8 Dec. 159 (advt.) Hi Fi can turn your bachelor apartment into a Harem. 2013 Daily Tel. 16 Sept. 22/3 It allows Cleggers to lounge back on the silken cushions of his harem, and wonder whether to click his fingers at the pouting figure in the red pyjamas or the one in the blue. 2. a. The occupants of a harem collectively; the female members of a Muslim family; esp. the wives (or concubines) collectively of a polygamous Muslim in the Ottoman Empire, Persia, or India. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > types of marriage custom or practice > [noun] > concubinage or secondary marriage > concubine or secondary wife > member of harem > collectively seraglio1634 harem1696 1696 J. Ovington Voy. Suratt 189 Aureng-Zebe [one of the Mughal emperors of India] seldom leaves the Camp, but both he and his Haram keep their Tents Winter and Summer in the Field. 1759 Mod. Part Universal Hist. VII. 382 The emperor [sc. Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India] and his harâm delighted most in buffoon farces. 1781 W. Cowper Anti-Thelypthora 108 Seraglios sing and harems dance for joy. 1821 Ld. Byron Sardanapalus i. i. 6 Were it less toil..To head an army than to rule a harem? 1855 R. F. Burton Personal Narr. Pilgrimage to El-Medinah II. xv. 43 The kitchen..being as usual occupied by the Harem. 1879 E. K. Bates Egyptian Bonds I. iii. 37 The Viceroy's harem were disporting themselves on the sand. 1928 Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 63/1 There can be little doubt that these women comprised the harem of the king. 1984 N. Barber Woman of Cairo i. i. 5 In the old days the old ladies of the harem, using the backstairs, could climb up and watch, unseen, as the men below listen to the music. 2013 Times (Nexis) 24 Apr. 62 He has 23 officially acknowledged children from his large harem. b. A group of people or things likened to the occupants of a harem; esp. a group of women closely associated with a particular man (sometimes with the implication of sexual attachment). In later use, usually derogatory. ΚΠ 1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 447 Where chanticleer amidst his haram sleeps In unsuspecting pomp. 1812 J. Austen Let. 29 Nov. (1952) 500 We have been quite alone..since 12 o'clock on wednesday, when Edward & his Harem drove from the door. 1855 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes II. xxxvi. 324 Could our hearts let in such a harem of dear friendships. 1860 J. L. Motley Hist. Netherlands (1868) I. ii. 47 In the harem entertained for him in the Louvre many pitfalls entrapped him. 1951 V. Nabokov Speak, Memory iv. 54 I particularly liked the blue-coated, red-trousered, coal-black Golliwogg, with..his meager harem of five wooden dolls. 1970 T. Williams Let. 12 Oct. in Five O'Clock Angel (1991) 214 We were met here by a little harem of his former catamites. 2012 Sunday Times 12 Feb. (Culture section) 6/3 The only woman in Freud's entire harem who attempts a smile succeeds only in directing at us a nervy rictus. 3. A group of female animals controlled and defended by a single dominant male during the breeding season, characteristic of a mating system adopted by many polygamous animals, esp. deer and seals. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > family unit > [noun] harem1835 1835 W. Lewis tr. F. J. Gall Organology IV. vii. 144 The stag leading along his harem [Fr. harem], with a proud step and a firm look, seems to threaten every one that would encroach on his rights. 1898 D. S. Jordan Fur Seals i. 57 The average size of a harem..is about thirty females to a single bull. 1932 S. Zuckerman Social Life Monkeys & Apes xi. 178 Sokolowsky's account of sexual life in a chimpanzee harem is by far the best that has hitherto appeared. 1971 Sci. Amer. June 118/1 The Texas wild turkeys use the lek mating system rather than the harem system favored by their Eastern relatives. 1989 New Scientist 25 Mar. 35/2 In alligators, males control harems of females. 2013 D. J. Fairbairn Odd Couples iii. 28 The elephant seal females form clusters or groups that biologists call harems. Compounds C1. a. General attributive (chiefly in senses 1a and 2a), as harem court, harem girl, harem wall, etc. ΚΠ 1798 W. Sotheby tr. C. M. Wieland Oberon xi. 371 The harem walls [Ger. des Harems mauern] are full of viewless eyes. 1817 T. Moore Lalla Rookh 51 Now, through the Haram chambers, moving lights And busy shapes proclaim the toilet's rites. 1829 H. B. Henderson Bengalee 226 Humble puppet, Haram slave. 1853 C. Kingsley Hypatia II. iii. 45 Wulf came rapidly downstairs, through the hall into the harem-court. 1900 Daily News 9 Jan. 7/2 The Queen of Greece..won the hearts of the Moslem feminine world by returning in person all the visits of the harem ladies. 1942 Life 24 Aug. 57/2 Burnu Acquanetta..began her Hollywood career a few weeks ago as a rank-and-file harem girl in Walter Wanger's new movie, The Arabian Nights. 1972 L. Hancock There's Seal in my Sleeping Bag vii. 148 Each harem master was surrounded by his harem of sleek females. 2010 J. Lad in M. Booth Harem Hist. vi. 174 A comprehensive and extremely detailed survey of the entire palace, including the harem quarters, was conducted by the architects. b. Locative (chiefly in senses 1a and 2a), as harem-born, harem-bred, harem-dwelling, etc. ΚΠ 1851 Morning Post 22 Aug. 4/2 The harem-bred princes who fill both these Musnuds have been brought up with high notions of their individual importance to the world's destinies. 1892 Idler Dec. 611 Had these harem-born ones..the hearts of even the dogs who were their fathers, you would not have been here. 1942 Times Lit. Suppl. 21 Feb. 93/2 A highly romantic story of a young harem-bred French girl's adventures in the pursuit of freedom. 1963 S. H. Longrigg Middle East ix. 213 The Turk as a truculent, water-pipe-smoking, harem-dwelling murderer of Armenians. 1980 L. Fishelson in J. E. Bardach et al. Fish Behavior 284 Roberson described Labroides dimidiatus as harem-living and sex-reversing. 2013 C. Emmerson 1913 iii. 314 A harem-born daughter of a former Shah. C2. harem dress n. a dress, sometimes divided in the lower part, featuring a full billowy cut gathered into a narrow hem, supposedly resembling the costume traditionally worn by an inhabitant of a harem. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > dress, robe, or gown > types of > other gite13.. long dress1731 Jesuit1767 Brunswick1769 overdress1812 fancy dress1826 agbada1852 stone-bluea1855 low-neck1858 Dolly Varden1872 sundress1875 frump1886 harem dress1911 kimono gowna1922 gina-gina1923 dirndl1937 qipao1955 cheongsam1957 sack dress1957 tent dress1957 gomesi1965 minidress1965 poncho dress1968 longuette1970 anarkali1988 suit dress2017 1911 Observer 26 Feb. 16/2 There will be shown a varied selection of day, afternoon and evening gowns, together with tailor mades, simple and smart, and several specially well thought out harem dresses. 1966 Sunday Times 27 Feb. (Colour Suppl.) 32/4 Paul Poiret's harem dress..was inspired by Bakst's designs. 2002 Atlanta Jrnl. & Constit. (Nexis) 1 Nov. 8 m Singer-composer Alicia Keyes wore clingy jeans under a Christian Dior harem dress to the Grammy Awards. harem hem n. a narrow hem drawing in the material of a garment, which billows over it, creating an effect likened to that found in the costume traditionally worn by an inhabitant of a harem. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [noun] > sewing or work sewn > hem hem1665 slot1796 French hem1863 whip-hem1866 harem hem1920 1920 N.Y. Times 23 Jan. 4/1 (advt.) The more formal frocks of silk are frilled, quilled, pleated, made with smart harem hems, finished with tassels, bright with ribbons, embroidered or corded. 1958 Vogue mid-Sept. Extra Issue 77/4 Electric blue chiffon softly wrapping a tiny waist and gently curving into a harem hem. 2008 Dominion Post (Wellington, N.Z.) (Nexis) 18 Oct. (Life section) 1 A modern, global wardrobe, merging traditional elements found in national costumes from India, Turkey and Lebanon with Western clothing. Balloon skirts and harem hems also re-emerged. harem pants n. trousers that are loose-fitting around the upper leg and then gathered in tight at the ankle, typically worn by women. ΚΠ 1888 Bismarck (Dakota Territory) Daily Tribune 24 Oct. 4/4 The lady's clerk..has trousers that are cut on the same pattern as the harem pants in ‘The Corsair’. 1911 Washington Post 2 Mar. 6 The four-slit skirt has arrived, and put the harem pants to rout. 1977 Ebony Oct. 58 (caption) A long, flowing brown cape-coat of sheer flannel is the perfect complement to these gold metallic plaid harem pants. 2004 R. B. Parker Double Play ix. 53 A cocktail waitress dressed in harem pants brought her another one. harem skirt n. a (sometimes divided) skirt of a full billowy cut gathered into a narrow hem, supposedly resembling the costume traditionally worn by an inhabitant of a harem; (hence) harem-skirted adj. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for lower body > skirt > types of > other bases1562 petticoat1661 petticoatie1796 basquine1819 gypsy skirt1871 divided skirt1885 lava-lava1891 saya1899 three-decker1909 harem skirt1910 lappa1954 skort1957 puffball1959 swirl skirt1962 longuette1970 1910 Irish Times 24 Dec. 5/7 (headline) Harem skirts. Newest fashion from Paris. 1911 Irish Times 8 Apr. 23/5 (headline) Harem skirted carpenter. 1957 Punch 14 Aug. 191/1 His cocktail and evening dresses are harem skirted, and there was a bright yellow harem trouser-dress. 2005 Palm Beach Life Spring 43/3 You can buy..made-to-order leather coats, jackets and boots, beaded harem skirts, [etc.]. harem trousers n. = harem pants n. ΚΠ 1894 World 18 Nov. 32/1 A flower girl, all pink, emerged from the dressing-room, a pair of gauzy harem trousers in her hand. 1911 Washington Post Sunday Mag. 19 Feb. 2/7 There is..May Boley, in an advance copy of the prospective jupe culotte, or harem trousers. 1968 Guardian 3 Dec. 7/2 Harem trousers..sequined jumpsuits..are such photographers' favourites that the impression must be getting around that evening dresses are out. 2009 H. Freeman Meaning of Sunglasses (rev. ed.) p. vii As for what's coming up in 2009, gird yourselves for exaggerated shoulders, harem trousers and eight-inch-high heels. 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