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。
妾；姨太太
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。；姘妇；[法] 妾
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.
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。
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.
与重要人物同居的女人
a woman who cohabits with an important man
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.
In ancient China, the emperor had many concubines living in the harem.
在中国古代，皇帝的后宫里住着许多妃嫔。
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.
这部小说描述了一位在宫中争权的妾室的生活。
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.
历史记载显示，有些妾是从贵族家庭中挑选出来的。
用法提示：名词复数形式，强调妾的社会来源。
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。
She was forced to become a concubine at a young age.
她年纪轻轻就被迫做了妾。
She was a concubine of the emperor.
她是皇帝的一个妾。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a concubine.
正确表达She is a concubine.
中文学习者可能错误地将'concubine'用于男性，但'concubine'仅指女性，应为女性为主体。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many concubine in the palace.
正确表达There are many concubines in the palace.
中文学习者可能忘记给可数名词'concubine'加复数后缀-s，因为中文名词无复数变化。
指“妾”的义项；正妻是合法婚姻中的配偶，妾通常不具有法定婚姻地位。
mistress指婚外情妇，无正式地位；concubine是古代中国正式妾室
courtesan指以才艺和美貌取悦权贵的女性，通常有较高社会地位；concubine是家庭内的妾
纳妾
In ancient times, wealthy men could take a concubine.
在古代，有钱人可以纳妾。
皇妃
The imperial concubines lived in the inner palace.
皇妃们住在内宫。
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。
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。
庶子
The son of a concubine seldom inherited the throne.
庶子很少继承王位。
做妾
She refused to become a concubine and left the court.
她拒绝做妾，离开了宫廷。
con-（共同）+ cub-（躺）+ -ine（名词后缀）；同根词：incubate（孵化），cubicle（小隔间）
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