concubine

• n. 妾；情婦；姘婦

con-, 強調。-cub, 躺，睡，詞源同incubus, succubus.

concubine

concubine: [13] A concubine is etymologically a person with whom one goes to bed. It comes via Old French concubine from Latin concubīna, a compound noun formed from the prefix com- ‘with’ and cub-, the stem of the verb cubāre ‘lie down, go to bed’. Another derivative of this verb was Latin cubiculum, whose meaning ‘bedroom’ was carried through into English cubicle [15]; the more general ‘partitioned-off area’ did not emerge fully until the 20th century.
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concubine (n.)

c. 1300, from Latin concubina (fem.), from concumbere "to lie with, to lie together, to cohabit," from com- "with" (see com-) + cubare "to lie down" (see cubicle). Recognized by law among polygamous peoples as "a secondary wife."

1. His concubine , Mistress Chen, was visiting with her old mother.

陳姨太也回到了她的年老的母親那裏.

來自漢英文學 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）

2. " They say your grandfather's old friend Feng is looking for a concubine.

“ 說是馮老太爺要討姨太太,馮老太太也到我們公館裏頭來過,她說,我們公館裏的丫頭都長得不錯,向老太爺要一個.

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3. He's nearly sixty. He still wants a concubine? "

他六十歲了, 還討小老婆? ”

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4. I'd say she is a concubine's daughter.

我猜是小老婆的女兒罷.

來自漢英文學 - 圍城

5. To become a concubine - what a disgrace.

做姨太太,這是何等可恥的事.

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