单词 | harem |
释义 | haremhar·em /ˈhɑːrim, hɑːˈriːm $ ˈhɑːrəm, ˈher-/ noun [countableC] 1. MARRYthe group of wives or women who lived with a rich or powerful man in some Muslim societies in the past 〔旧时某些伊斯兰社会中权贵的〕妻妾,女眷 2. TBBpart of a Muslim house that is separate from the rest of the house, where only women live 〔穆斯林家庭中女眷居住的〕内室,闺房 Examples from the Corpus harem• I was born in a harem, and I instinctively understood very young that behind every boundary something terrifying is hiding.• Thanks largely to the tradition of the harem and their own recent suppression, Arab women had a strong sense of sisterhood. (1600-1700) Arabic harim “something forbidden” |
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