concubine

名词 concubine:

1. a woman who cohabits with an important man
   同义词：courtesan, doxy, odalisque, paramour

1. The state of being a concubine.
   非法同居非法同居的状态
2. The sultan's wives and concubines live in the harem.
   苏丹的妻妾住在後宫。

con.cu.bine

n.（名词）
Law A woman who cohabits with a man.
【法律】 姘妇，情妇：和男人同居的女人
In certain societies, such as imperial China, a woman contracted to a man as a secondary wife, often having few legal rights and low social status.
妾，小老婆，如夫人：在某些社会中，例如中国的封建社会，充当男人第二个妻子的女人，她们一般很少有法定权利和社会地位

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin concubona
源自 拉丁语 concubona
com- [com-]
com- [前缀，表.姘的.]
cub3re [to lie down]
cub3re [放倒]