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in the harem
harem 指穆斯林家庭中女眷居住的场所，常用 the harem 特指某一处后宫。
The women spent most of their time in the harem.
这些妇女大部分时间都待在后宫里。
后宫；闺房
harems — plural of harem
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
后宫；闺房
the women's quarters in a Muslim household
The women spent most of their time in the harem.
这些妇女大部分时间都待在后宫里。
指女眷居住的地方，不是指妻妾这些人。
The private section of a Muslim household forbidden to male strangers.
闺房
living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
A group of someone's girlfriends, wives and/or concubines in a polygamous household.
A group of female animals (cows) herded and controlled by a male animal (bull) of that species for breeding purposes. Such behaviour is exhibited by bovids including cattle and buffalo as well as moose, elephants, seals (including elephant seals), sea lions, and baboons.
The museum's guide showed us the harem and described how the women lived there.
博物馆的导游带我们看了女眷内宅，并描述了那里的女眷如何生活。
Visitors are not allowed inside the harem because it is considered a private part of the palace.
游客不允许进入女眷内宅，因为那里被视为宫殿的私密部分。
The old building was once a harem, and its small rooms still look very beautiful.
这座旧建筑曾经是一个女眷内宅，其小巧的房间至今看起来仍很漂亮。
harem 指穆斯林家庭中女眷居住的场所，常用 the harem 特指某一处后宫。
The women spent most of their time in the harem.
这些妇女大部分时间都待在后宫里。
也可以用所有格，如 the sultan's harem，意思相同。
The harem of the sultan was off limits to outsiders.
苏丹的后宫禁止外人进入。
harem 是可数名词，复数形式为 harems。
The palace had a harem with its own courtyard.
这座宫殿有一座带独立庭院的后宫。
Not this
The sultan had many harems.
Use this
The sultan had a large harem.
harem 是集合名词，指一个家庭里的妻妾群体或她们居住的闺房，不能用复数 harems 来逐个计算女性；要表达妻妾众多，应说 a large harem 或 many wives/concubines。
Not this
He keeps his wives in harem.
Use this
He keeps his wives in a harem.
harem 是可数名词，前面需要冠词或限定词；汉语没有冠词，所以学习者容易漏掉 a，导致不符合英语习惯。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
王室后宫
The royal harem occupied a large part of the palace.
王室后宫占宫殿的很大一部分。
后宫区域
The harem quarters were protected by high walls.
后宫区域由高墙围绕。
后宫女眷
The harem women were overseen by the queen mother.
后宫女眷由太后管理。
蓄养妻妾；拥有后宫
The emperor kept a harem of hundreds.
这位皇帝拥有一个数百人的后宫。
后宫生活
She found harem life unbearably dull.
她觉得后宫生活无聊得难以忍受。
Use harems naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：harem 以 her 开头，就像“她的”，后宫就是“她们”（妻妾们）居住的地方。
语域：formal 常见场景：历史或文化类读物、文学作品或影视剧中的旧时宅邸描写 “harem”此义多用于正式、书面或历史语境，指旧时穆斯林家庭中女眷居住的区域；日常口语中较少使用。
'harem' 读 /ˈhɛrəm/，重音在第一音节 /hɛr/，末尾为不重读的 /əm/。'poem'、'problem'、'system'、'item' 的末尾也读 /əm/，但全词重音和元音不同，因此与 'harem' 不构成完整押韵；'them' 读 /ðɛm/，末尾是 /ɛm/，也只是拼写相似。没有常见英文单词与 'harem' 完全押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.