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concubinage

/kɑŋˈkjubənɪdʒ/ /kənˈkjubənɪdʒ/

Meanings
noun

纳妾，同居。

The state of cohabiting or living together as man and wife while not married.

Examples :

"Their long-term concubinage, though socially acceptable in their community, was not legally recognized as a marriage. "
他们长期同居，虽然在他们的社区里为社会所接受，但在法律上并不被承认是婚姻。
family society law culture moral sex human

Related Words

Illustration marriage

marriage noun

/ˈmæɹɪdʒ/

婚姻，结合

"You should enter marriage for love."

你应该因为爱而步入婚姻。

Illustration concubine

concubine noun

/ˈkɑŋkjəbaɪn/

妾, 妃子

"In some historical dramas, the king has a wife and several concubines, women who live in the palace and have children with him, but are not officially married to him. "

在一些历史剧中，皇帝会有一位妻子和几位妾或者妃子，这些女子住在皇宫里，为皇帝生儿育女，但她们在法律上并不是皇帝的妻子。

Illustration socially

socially adverb

/ˈsoʊʃəli/ /ˈsoʊʃəlli/

社交地，善于交际地

"The students interacted socially during their lunch break. "

午休时间，学生们互相社交互动。

Illustration considered

considered verb

/kənˈsɪdəd/ /kənˈsɪdɚd/

考虑， 细想

"Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun."

考虑到我们已经举办了三场大型活动，而今年才刚刚开始呢。

Illustration legally

legally adverb

/ˈliːɡəli/

合法地，依法律，在法律上。

"My parents are legally obligated to provide for my needs until I turn eighteen. "

在法律上，我父母有义务供养我到我十八岁。

Illustration cohabiting

cohabiting verb

/koʊˈhæbɪtɪŋ/ /kəˈhæbɪtɪŋ/

同居， 共同生活。

"After dating for two years, Sarah and John decided they were ready to start cohabiting. "

约会了两年后，莎拉和约翰觉得他们已经准备好开始同居生活了。

Illustration community

community noun

/k(ə)ˈmjunəti/ /kəˈmjuːnɪti/

社区，社群，团体

"The school community celebrated the end-of-year festival together. "

学校的师生和家长团体一起庆祝了年末节日。

Illustration married

married noun

/ˈmæɹ.ɪd/ /ˈmæɹ.id/

已婚人士，已婚者.

"My married cousin is a teacher at the local school. "

我那个已婚的表弟在当地学校当老师。

Illustration together

together adjective

/təˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)/ /təˈɡɛðɚ/

有条理的, 井井有条的。

"The teacher's lesson plan was together, covering all the key concepts logically. "

老师的教案很有条理，逻辑清晰地涵盖了所有关键概念。

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acceptable adjective

/æk.ˈsɛp.tə.bəl/

可以接受的，可容忍的。

"We need to find an acceptable present for Jeff."

我们需要为杰夫找一个拿得出手，让他觉得还不错的礼物。

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relationship noun

/ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nʃɪp/ /ɹɪˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp/

关系，关联，联系。

"My teacher has a good relationship with all her students. "

我的老师和所有学生的关系都很好。

Illustration recognized

recognized verb

/ˈɹɛkəɡnaɪzd/

认出，辨认。

"I recognised his face immediately."

我一下子就认出了他的脸。