concubine
n.妾,情妇,姘妇
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concubine为短语/超纲词汇
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cumb＝to lie down（横躺）
concubine
/'kɒŋkjʊbaɪn; `kɑŋkju,baɪn/
n (in countries where a man can legally have more than one wife) woman who lives with a man but is of lower status than a wife （一夫多妻制国家中的）妾, 姨太太, 小老婆
*The sultan's wives and concubines live in the harem. 苏丹的妻妾住在後宫.
n (in countries where a man can legally have more than one wife) woman who lives with a man but is of lower status than a wife （一夫多妻制国家中的）妾, 姨太太, 小老婆
*The sultan's wives and concubines live in the harem. 苏丹的妻妾住在後宫.
concubine
n[C]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin:Latin concubina, from com- ( COM-) + cubare 'to lie']
a woman in the past who lived with and had sex with a man who already had a wife or wives, but who was socially less important than the wives
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin:Latin concubina, from com- ( COM-) + cubare 'to lie']
a woman in the past who lived with and had sex with a man who already had a wife or wives, but who was socially less important than the wives
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