concubine
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 妾，姘妇
演变路径（由近及远）
原始词根
原始印欧语 *ḱewb-
词源说明
From Middle English concubine (first attested 1250–1300), from Anglo-Norman concubine, from Latin concubīna, equivalent to concub- (variant stem of concumbō (“to lie together”)) + feminine suffix -īna.
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- A sexual partner, especially a woman, to whom one is not or cannot be married.
- A woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife.
- (chiefly historical) A slave-girl or woman, kept for instance in a harem, who is held for sexual service.