courtesan

英 [ˌkɔːtɪˈzæn]

美 [ˈkɔːrtɪzn]

n.  (旧时尤指伺候富豪的)高级妓女

复数：courtesans　

BNC.26576 / COCA.25424

牛津词典

noun

• （旧时尤指伺候富豪的）高级妓女
  (in the past) a prostitute , especially one with rich customers

柯林斯词典

• (旧时伺候富人和有权势之人的)高级妓女
  In former times, acourtesanwas a woman who had sexual relationships with rich and powerful men for money.

英英释义

noun

• a woman who cohabits with an important man
  Synonym:concubinedoxyparamour

双语例句

• Some researchers question even the historical tradition that she was a hetaera, or courtesan, and have suggested that she may actually have been married to Pericles.
  一些研究人员质疑并提出说她实际上可能和伯里克利是结了婚的。
• Courtesan: well, the temple is right next door, honey. they've been harassing us for years, you'd probably enjoy yourself there more anyway, prude!
  女：那么，神庙在那边，亲爱的。他们已经让我们烦恼好几年了，总之你大概会喜欢那里，假正经！
• In the courtesan novel, the male always holds the leading position as the saver and the female is in a subordinate situation as the observed and the enjoyed object.
  狭邪小说中，男性占据主导地位，以救世主自居，女性则处于从属地位，是被欣赏、被看的对象，小说中两性地位极不平等。
• The solutions of these two problems have to base on writing and imagination of the late Qing courtesan novel about modern Shanghai.
  而我们对这两个问题的考察在一定程度上可以借助于晚清狭邪小说对近代上海的书写和想象。
• She greeted her brother's return with smiles, unaware, chaste young woman that she was, that in a far country a courtesan had sacrificed her own happiness to the mere mention of her name.
  看见她哥哥回来她满脸微笑，这个纯洁的少女一点也不知道，仅仅为了维护她的姓氏，一个在远处的妓女就牺牲了自己的幸福。
• The story begins with a party, where the Paris courtesan, Violetta Valery, already suffering from tuberculosis, meets a long-time admirer, Alfredo Germont for the first time.
  剧情开始时，身染肺痨的巴黎名交际花薇奥蕾塔，在派队上结识了已在暗中爱了她多日的青年阿芒。
• Courtesan houses along the Qinhua River constituted a source of indulgence and decadence.
  秦淮的妓院，更成为南京逸乐生活的重要源头。
• Although the three chapters of this paper have not formed the strict linear logic, they can be complemented and explained by each other, which can help us be more rational when considering the unique historical value of late Qing courtesan novel.
  虽然这篇论文的三章之间并没有形成严密的线性逻辑关系，但它们可以相互补充，相互说明，使我们更加理性地思考晚清狭邪小说独特的史料价值。
• Courtesan: Well, the Temple is right next door, honey.
  女：那么，神庙在那边，亲爱的。
• I confess I became a courtesan, traded yearning for power, welcomed many rather than be owned by.
  我坦白我成为在男人之间周旋的交际花，以欲望交换权利，奉迎着很多的男人，却不仅为某个男人所有。