"concubine" 怎么发音

word

US

/ˈkɑnkjəˌbaɪn/

KON-kyuh-byn

UK

/kənkjˈuːbaɪn/

kun-KYOO-byn

释义

A concubine is a woman who lives with a man and has a relationship like a wife but does not have the legal status of a wife, often in cultures or past times where multiple women were allowed.

IPA 音标

美式英语

/ˈkɑnkjəˌbaɪn/

英式英语

/kənkjˈuːbaɪn/

简化发音

美式

KON-kyuh-byn

英式

kun-KYOO-byn

语境中听

The king had many concubines in his palace.

In ancient China, some emperors kept concubines.

A concubine had less power than the queen.

She was not the official wife, but lived in the palace as the king's concubine.