concubine

n. 妾；情妇；姘妇

中文词源

concubine 妾

con-, 强调。-cub, 躺，睡，词源同incubus, succubus.

concubine: concubine: [13] A concubine is etymologically a person with whom one goes to bed. It comes via Old French concubine from Latin concubīna, a compound noun formed from the prefix com- ‘with’ and cub-, the stem of the verb cubāre ‘lie down, go to bed’. Another derivative of this verb was Latin cubiculum, whose meaning ‘bedroom’ was carried through into English cubicle [15]; the more general ‘partitioned-off area’ did not emerge fully until the 20th century.
=> cubicle
concubine (n.): c. 1300, from Latin concubina (fem.), from concumbere "to lie with, to lie together, to cohabit," from com- "with" (see com-) + cubare "to lie down" (see cubicle). Recognized by law among polygamous peoples as "a secondary wife."

1. His concubine , Mistress Chen, was visiting with her old mother.: 陈姨太也回到了她的年老的母亲那里.

2. " They say your grandfather's old friend Feng is looking for a concubine.: “ 说是冯老太爷要讨姨太太,冯老太太也到我们公馆里头来过,她说,我们公馆里的丫头都长得不错,向老太爷要一个.