concubinage

英 [kɒn'kjuːbɪnɪdʒ] 美 [kɑn'kjʊbənɪdʒ]
  • n. 纳妾;非法同居;妾制

英文词源


concubinage (n.)
late 14c., from Middle French concubinage, from concubin, from Latin concubina (see concubine).

双语例句


1. Concubinage , which had been almost unknown under the Japanese, was re introduced into the island.
纳妾的陋俗在日本统治时期已经基本绝迹, 现在又在岛上流行起来.

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2. The institutions of slave girls , concubinage and forced marriage also irrevocably tied to the landlord system.
蓄婢、纳妾和包办婚姻的习俗也是与地主制度分不开的.

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