harem

har·em /ˈhɑːrim, hɑːˈriːm $ ˈhɑːrəm, ˈher-/ noun [countableC]

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

Examples from the Corpus

harem• I 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”

词汇	harem
释义	harem har·em /ˈhɑːrim, hɑːˈriːm $ ˈhɑːrəm, ˈher-/ noun [countableC] 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 Examples from the Corpus harem• I 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”
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