| 单词 | concubine |
| 释义 | concubine[ kong-kyuh-bahyn, kon- ] / ˈkɒŋ kyəˌbaɪn, ˈkɒn- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR concubine ON THESAURUS.COM nouna woman who cohabits with a man to whom she is not legally married, especially one regarded as socially or sexually subservient; mistress. (among polygamous peoples) a secondary wife, usually of inferior rank. (especially formerly in Muslim societies) a woman residing in a harem and kept, as by a sultan, for sexual purposes. Origin of concubine1250–1300; Middle English (<Anglo-French ) <Latin concubīna, equivalent to concub- (variant stem of concumbere to lie together; see con-, incumbent) + -īna feminine suffix Words nearby concubineconcretionary, concretism, concretize, concubinage, concubinary, concubine, concupiscence, concupiscent, concupiscible, concur, concurrence Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for concubineBritish Dictionary definitions for concubineconcubine / (ˈkɒŋkjʊˌbaɪn, ˈkɒn-) / noun(in polygamous societies) a secondary wife, usually of lower social rank a woman who cohabits with a man Derived forms of concubineconcubinary (kɒŋˈkjʊbɪnərɪ), noun, adjectiveWord Origin for concubineC13: from Old French, from Latin concubīna, from concumbere to lie together, from cubare to lie Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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