harem
/ˈhɑːriːm/noun
1
- the separate part of a Muslim household reserved for wives, concubines, and female servants(穆斯林家庭中妻、妾及女仆居住的)闺房, 内室。
2
- the wives (or concubines) of a polygamous man(一夫多妻男子的)众妻子(或众妾)。
2.1
- a group of female animals sharing a single mate共配一雄的一群雌性动物。
词源
mid 17th cent. (in sense 1): from Arabic aram, arīm, literally 'prohibited, prohibited place' (hence 'sanctuary, women's quarters, women'), from arama 'be prohibited'.