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a [adjective] courtesan
形容词修饰courtesan时常用famous, beautiful等。
She was a famous courtesan.
她是一位著名的名妓。
高级妓女；名妓
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高级妓女；名妓
a female prostitute, especially one with wealthy or high-ranking clients
She was a famous courtesan.
她是一位著名的名妓。
高级妓女,尤指接待权贵或富人客户者
A female prostitute, especially one with high-status or wealthy clients.
与重要人物同居的女性
a woman who cohabits with an important man
一种仙灵棋子,可移至任意相邻格；被吃时,吃子方棋子也同时被消灭
A fairy chess piece that can move to any adjacent square, that, when captured, the capturing piece is also eliminated.
She was a famous courtesan in Renaissance Venice, known for her wit and beauty.
她是文艺复兴时期威尼斯著名的名妓，以机智和美貌著称。
The novel's protagonist is a courtesan who rises to power through her intelligence.
小说中的主角是一位通过智慧掌权的名妓。
In ancient texts, courtesans were often depicted as cultured and influential women.
在古代文献中，名妓常被描绘为有教养且有影响力的女性。
形容词修饰courtesan时常用famous, beautiful等。
She was a famous courtesan.
她是一位著名的名妓。
动词keep表示供养或包养。
He kept a courtesan during his stay in Paris.
他在巴黎期间包养了一位高等妓女。
She was a courtesan from Venice.
她是一位来自威尼斯的高等妓女。
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The courtesan served as a trusted advisor to the king.
Use this
The courtier served as a trusted advisor to the king.
混淆了‘courtesan’（高等妓女）与‘courtier’（朝臣）。‘courtesan’指与有权势男子同居的女子，而非宫廷官员。
Not this
She was a courteous in the royal court.
Use this
She was a courtesan in the royal court.
误将形容词‘courteous’（有礼貌的）用作名词。应使用名词‘courtesan’表示高等妓女。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
名妓
She was a famous courtesan in Shanghai in the 1920s.
她是20世纪20年代上海的一位名妓。
美丽的妓女
The painting depicts a beautiful courtesan with a fan.
这幅画描绘了一位拿着扇子的美丽妓女。
富有的高级妓女
The wealthy courtesan owned her own house in the city.
那位富有的高级妓女在城里拥有自己的房子。
日本高级妓女
The museum displayed prints of Japanese courtesans.
博物馆展出了日本高级妓女的版画。
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名妓在宫廷(court)里接待权贵，court 拼写提醒你她的客户来自上层。
语域：formal 常见场景：historical fiction、formal writing、literary criticism courtesan 多用于历史、文学或正式书面语，指旧时上流社会地位较高的妓女，带有正式、迂回的语感；日常会话中很少用，普通场合说 prostitute 更自然。
英式读音中，courtesan 的末尾重读为 /zæn/，partisan /ˌpɑːtɪˈzæn/、artisan /ˌɑːtɪˈzæn/、tan /tæn/、plan /plæn/、ran /ræn/ 都与它押韵。注意 courteous /ˈkɜːrtiəs/ 字形相近但读音完全不同，切勿混淆。
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