Word · Frequency #24019
concubine
妾；姨太太
核心释义
常指旧时一夫多妻制中地位低于正妻的女子，也可指与男子同居但非其妻子的女人。
A woman who lives with a man as a sexual partner without being legally married to him, especially as a secondary wife in a polygamous household.
- 1.
性伴侣,尤指不能或无法与之结婚的女性。
A sexual partner, especially a woman, to whom one is not or cannot be married.
- 2.
与重要人物同居的女人
a woman who cohabits with an important man
- 3.
与男性同居但非其妻子的女性。
A woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife.
性伴侣,尤指不能或无法与之结婚的女性。；与重要人物同居的女人；与男性同居但非其妻子的女性。；妾；姘妇；[法] 妾
用法In use
In ancient China, the emperor had many concubines living in the harem.
用法提示：名词复数形式，指与皇帝同居的妾室。
The novel describes the life of a concubine who struggled for power in the palace.
用法提示：名词单数形式，指作为情妇的妾。
Historical records show that some concubines were chosen from noble families.
用法提示：名词复数形式，强调妾的社会来源。
have a concubine
In ancient China, wealthy men could have several concubines.
在古代中国，有钱的男人可以有几个妾。
be a concubine
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- take a concubine
- 纳妾
- In ancient times, wealthy men could take a concubine.在古代，有钱人可以纳妾。
- imperial concubine
- 皇妃
- The imperial concubines lived in the inner palace.皇妃们住在内宫。
- royal concubine
- 王室妃子
- She was a royal concubine before becoming queen.她在成为王后之前是王室的一名妃子。
- have a concubine
- 有妾
- He was known to have a concubine in another town.众所周知他在另一个城镇有妾。
- son of a concubine
- 庶子
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：con（共同）+ cub（幼兽）+ ine（女性）→ 和男人同住的女性，即'妾'。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：历史文本、文学描写、正式讨论 该词比较常见于历史、文学或正式语境，通常译为“妾”或“姨太太”；日常口语中较少使用，带有书面或略带古旧的语感。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 concubine 的结尾音 /aɪn/ 押韵，其中 combine 的末尾 /baɪn/ 与 concubine 完全相同。注意拼写以 -ine 结尾但读 /ɪn/ 的词，如 medicine /ˈmɛdəsɪn/、engine /ˈɛndʒɪn/，并不与本词押韵。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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