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

• 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。
• No less captive within the Forbidden City were the imperial concubines.
  紫禁城里最可怜的奴隶是皇帝的嫔妃。
• 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。
• 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。
• Thereis only one way sun tzu can convince the concubines that he is deadly serious.
  这是唯一能使嫔妃们相信他不是开玩笑的方法了。
• 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。
• What shall some poor guys do while the officials have fun with their concubines?
  什么将一些可怜的人做，当官员获得与他们的姘妇时的乐趣？
• Having one head or chief wife at a time ( along with concubines).
  在一定时期只有一个领头的或主要妻子的（包括有妾室的）。
• 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。
• Concubines resulted from the marriage system of monogamy with several concubines, and the system of concubines developed to the top in the Qing Dynasty.
  妾是古代一夫一妻多妾婚姻制度的产物，妾制到清代发展到顶峰。