/'hɑ:ri:m; [US] 'hærəm; `hɛrəm/
n
1 separate part of a traditional Muslim house in which the women live 穆斯林传统住宅中女眷居住的内室或闺房.
2 women living in this 穆斯林闺房中的女眷.

n[C]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Arabic;Origin: harim 'something forbidden']
the group of wives or women who lived with a rich or powerful man in some Muslim societies in the past
part of a Muslim house that is separate from the rest of the house, where only women live