英语词汇“concubine”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Throughout history, there have been instances when it was considered acceptable for an important man to keep a woman, not his wife, as a mistress. These women were called concubines, and they often were treated better than the man’s wife.

The word concubine comes from the Latin verb, cubare, which means "to lie down." The word developed in Middle English in the 13th Century, and is another name for a woman taken as a mistress. The practice was common throughout history: the Bible includes many references to concubines, and in ancient China, a ruler might have had thousands of concubines, some treated well, some like prostitutes. Sad to say, the practice is still going on, acceptable in some countries today.

WORD FAMILY

concubine: concubines

USAGE EXAMPLES

After 1950 concubines were outlawed and infidelity deemed a bourgeois vice.

Economist(Nov 30, 2016)

"Non-Muslim women can be taken as concubines," according to the leaflet.

Reuters(Nov 01, 2016)

As the four Kong brothers and their equally ambitious wives and concubines steer Explosion from obscure mountain village to seething mega-city, pride swells into megalomania.

Economist(Oct 13, 2016)

n a woman who cohabits with an important man

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

courtesan, doxy, paramour

odalisque

a woman slave in a harem

fancy woman, kept woman, mistress

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

单词	concubine
释义	concubine (once / 3464 pages) n Throughout history, there have been instances when it was considered acceptable for an important man to keep a woman, not his wife, as a mistress. These women were called concubines, and they often were treated better than the man’s wife. The word concubine comes from the Latin verb, cubare, which means "to lie down." The word developed in Middle English in the 13th Century, and is another name for a woman taken as a mistress. The practice was common throughout history: the Bible includes many references to concubines, and in ancient China, a ruler might have had thousands of concubines, some treated well, some like prostitutes. Sad to say, the practice is still going on, acceptable in some countries today. WORD FAMILY concubine: concubines USAGE EXAMPLES After 1950 concubines were outlawed and infidelity deemed a bourgeois vice. Economist(Nov 30, 2016) "Non-Muslim women can be taken as concubines," according to the leaflet. Reuters(Nov 01, 2016) As the four Kong brothers and their equally ambitious wives and concubines steer Explosion from obscure mountain village to seething mega-city, pride swells into megalomania. Economist(Oct 13, 2016) n a woman who cohabits with an important man Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper courtesan, doxy, paramour odalisque a woman slave in a harem fancy woman, kept woman, mistress an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
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