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

• 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 the view of men with a sense of decency and honour, of all the means people employ to gain wealth and riches, few would not cause their wives and concubines to weep together in shame.
  在君子看来，在所有追求荣华富贵的人中，能让他们的妻子和妾不觉得羞耻的，已经很少了。
• Generally speaking, the queen would never live in the western palace where the imperial concubines live.
  一般来说，皇后娘娘是不会住在西宫的。
• 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。
• The gentry in ancient times were eminent, with a wife and many concubines.
  古代的贵族们都地位显赫，妻妾成群。
• 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。
• The king had four wives and twenty concubines.
  这个国王有四个妻子和二十个妃子。
• 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。
• Perhaps your Majesty would like to send for one of the concubines.
  或许陛下您需要叫个小可爱来。
• The warlord treated his concubines as graceful playthings.
  那个军阀把他的小妾当作美丽的玩物。