harem: [17] Etymologically, Arabic harīm is a ‘forbidden place’. It is a derivative of the verb harama ‘prohibit’ (whence also harmattan, literally ‘the forbidden one’, the name of a dry dusty Saharan wind). Hence it came to be applied to a part of a Muslim house reserved for women, and by extension to the women who lived there – the wives and concubines of the master of the household.
Synonymous terms in English include seraglio, which comes via Italian and Turkish from Persian serāi ‘residence, palace’, and forms the second element of caravanserai, and zenana, which is derived ultimately from Persian zan ‘woman’, a relative of Greek guné ‘woman’ (as in English gynaecology).
harem (n.)
1630s, "part of a Middle Eastern house reserved for women," from Turkish harem, from Arabic haram "wives and concubines," originally "women's quarters," literally "something forbidden or kept safe," from root of harama "he guarded, forbade." From 1784 in English as "wives, female relatives and female slaves in a Middle Eastern household." The harem-skirt was introduced in fashion 1911. Harem pants attested from 1921; fashionable c. 1944.
harem 英文释义
1. living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
harem 双语例句
1. The sultan's wives and concubines live in the harem.
苏丹的妻妾住在后宫.
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2. Does the beautiful sorceress belong to your harem too?
这位漂亮的女士也是你的妻子 么 ?
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3. The third section focused on the etiquette system of the imperial harem.
第三部分阐述了后宫的礼仪制度.
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4. It's said that the emperor had 72 concubines in the emperor's harem?
听说皇帝有三宫六院七十二嫔妃?
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5. A concubine or woman slave in harem.
'妻妾'.''(伊斯兰教国家中)的后宫中的妾或女奴.
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harem 实用场景例句
A concubine or woman slave in harem.
'妻妾'.''(伊斯兰教国家中)的后宫中的妾或女奴.
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In the past in old China, women were secluded from public view in the harem.
过去在旧中国, 妇女不能抛头露面,深居于闺阁之中.
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Moslems seclude their wives in the harem.
回教徒隔绝他们的妻子在闺房中.
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Instead, harem pants have had surprising legs.
然而灯笼裤的流行势头令人吃惊.
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Harem pants – Harem pants were another surprise item populating the runway this year.
哈伦裤——哈伦裤是今年流行潮流中的另一个惊喜.
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Does the beautiful sorceress belong to your harem too?
这位漂亮的女士也是你的妻子 么 ?
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I can totally wear this to work, prints and harem, isn't that great's really comfortable.
上班穿完全可以啊, 印花加哈伦裤型, 是不是很棒呢?
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It is the harem mentality: Women once again are property, not autonomous adults.
这是一种妻妾成群的思想: 女人再一次成为财产, 而不是独立自主的人.
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The third section focused on the etiquette system of the imperial harem.
第三部分阐述了后宫的礼仪制度.
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It's said that the emperor had 72 concubines in the emperor's harem?
听说皇帝有三宫六院七十二嫔妃?
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The sultan's wives and concubines live in the harem.
