concubine
英 [ˈkɒŋkjubaɪn]
美 [ˈkɑːŋkjubaɪn]
n. (尤指旧时某些社会里的)妾，姨太太，小老婆
复数：concubines
BNC.24019 / COCA.23102
牛津词典
noun
- （尤指旧时某些社会里的）妾，姨太太，小老婆
(especially in some societies in the past) a woman who lives with a man, often in addition to his wife or wives, but who is less important than they are
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.
英英释义
noun
双语例句
- Q.What did you know about Chinese Opera before "Farewell my concubine"?
问：你在拍《霸王别姬》之前对京剧有了解吗？ - She also recalled him saying his mother was a concubine and lamenting that his brothers were from different mothers.
她还回忆到，拉登说过他的母亲是一个小妾，并为他的兄弟出自不同的母亲而叹息。 - This is the hot spring bathing pool Li Longji gave his concubine Yang Yuhuan.
这就是李隆基送给妃子杨玉环的温泉浴池。 - At the age of14, she was taken into the imperial palace by Emperor Taizong as a concubine.
武则天从小聪明果断，通文史，长得又漂亮，14岁那年被唐太宗召进皇宫，成为才人。 - Amid the chaos of war, the princess lost touch with her husband and was taken to be a concubine of a powerful minister, Yang Su.
战乱中，公主与丈夫失散了，并被送到隋朝一位很有权势的大臣杨素家中，成了他的小妾。 - "Farewell My Concubine", Chen's master work, is of high artistic merit, illustrates the transformation of China's society and Chinese people's fate during half a century.
他的代表作霸王别姬非常有艺术价值，诠释了中国半个世纪的变换和人物命运。 - Q.What did Chen Kaige tell you about "Farewell my concubine"? What about the script?
问：拍《霸王别姬》的时候陈凯歌是怎么和你说的？剧本是什么样的？ - Wang Zhaojun was an imperial Han concubine more than 2, 000 years ago.
王昭君是2000多年前汉王朝的一个妃子。 - Adopt modern poultry breeding method to make a surface type slow feathering cock test crossing of the imperial concubine.
采用现代家禽育种方法对贵妃鸡第二世代表型慢羽公鸡进行了测交试验。 - His concubine, mistress chen, was visiting with her old mother.
陈姨太也回到了她的年老的母亲那里。