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harem

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++har·em /ˈhɑːrim, hɑːˈriːm $ ˈhɑːrəm, ˈher-/ noun [countable]  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
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haremI 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.
Origin harem (1600-1700) Arabic harim something forbidden
har·em nounChineseSyllable
Corpus of or who wives the group women


harem
harem /ˈhɑːrim, hɑːˈriːm $ ˈhɑːrəm, ˈher-/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Arabic
 Origin: harim 'something forbidden'
1. the group of wives or women who lived with a rich or powerful man in some Muslim societies in the past
2. part of a Muslim house that is separate from the rest of the house, where only women live


haremBrE /ˈhɑːriːm/ 🔊, /ˈhɑːrəm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhærəm/ 🔊 nounthe women or wives belonging to a rich man, especially in some Muslim societies in the past 哈来姆(尤指旧时某些穆斯林社会中富人的女眷)the separate part of a traditional Muslim house where the women live (穆斯林传统女眷居住的)内室,妇女住房(specialist) a group of female animals that share the same male for reproducing 眷群(和同一雄性动物交配的一群雌性动物)