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concubine

英 ['kɒŋkjʊbaɪn] 美['kɑŋkjubaɪn]
  • n. 妾;情妇;姘妇

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复数: concubines;

中文词源


concubine 妾

con-, 强调。-cub, 躺,睡,词源同incubus, succubus.

英文词源


concubine
concubine: [13] A concubine is etymologically a person with whom one goes to bed. It comes via Old French concubine from Latin concubīna, a compound noun formed from the prefix com- ‘with’ and cub-, the stem of the verb cubāre ‘lie down, go to bed’. Another derivative of this verb was Latin cubiculum, whose meaning ‘bedroom’ was carried through into English cubicle [15]; the more general ‘partitioned-off area’ did not emerge fully until the 20th century.
=> cubicle
concubine (n.)
c. 1300, from Latin concubina (fem.), from concumbere "to lie with, to lie together, to cohabit," from com- "with" (see com-) + cubare "to lie down" (see cubicle). Recognized by law among polygamous peoples as "a secondary wife."

双语例句


1. 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.

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2. " They say your grandfather's old friend Feng is looking for a concubine.
“ 说是冯老太爷要讨姨太太,冯老太太也到我们公馆里头来过,她说,我们公馆里的丫头都长得不错,向老太爷要一个.

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3. He's nearly sixty. He still wants a concubine? "
他六十岁了, 还讨小老婆? ”

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4. I'd say she is a concubine's daughter.
我猜是小老婆的女儿罢.

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5. To become a concubine - what a disgrace.
做姨太太,这是何等可耻的事.

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