concubines

英 [ˈkɒŋkjʊbaɪnz]

美 [ˈkɑnkjəˌbaɪnz]

n.  (尤指旧时某些社会里的)妾，姨太太，小老婆
concubine的复数

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.

双语例句

• Now 74, she is the only one of his three concubines still alive.
  现年74岁的她是酋长三个老婆中唯一还健在的一个。
• Our evil custom of women forced to be concubines must end.
  强迫女人作妾这种罪恶的习俗应该取消了。
• In ancient times, the emperor's wives were called imperial concubines.
  古时候，皇帝的太太们统称为妃嫔。
• Who already had a wife, two concubines and other children.
  他已有一妻二妾，子女成群。
• The second section discusses the rank system between the empress and imperial concubines in the Han Dynasty.
  第二部分讨论了汉代皇后及妃妾名位制度。
• The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.
  众女子见了，就称她有福。王后妃嫔见了，也赞美她。
• He is said to have had a harem of700 wives and300 concubines.
  据说他有七百个妻子和三百多个妾。
• The warlord treated his concubines as graceful playthings.
  那个军阀把他的小妾当作美丽的玩物。
• Girls see him, would go home and tell their parents that they would rather be his concubines than marry any others.
  女孩子见到他，就回家对父母说。宁愿做他的小妾，也不愿嫁给任何人。
• Real bones have also been dug up at the site: aristocrats and concubines, royal horses and exotic beasts were buried there.
  在中国的发掘现场，考古人员还出土了一些真人遗骨。可见，有一些贵族、小妾、皇室马匹和异国禽兽也埋在此处。