living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
例句
用作名词 (n.)
Moslems seclude their wives in the harem. 回教徒隔绝他们的妻子在闺房中。
The sultan's wives and concubines live in the harem. 苏丹的妻妾住在后宫。
Each mating season, male rheas build a nest and invite the members of their harem, up to 15 females, to deposit their eggs. 每一个交配季节，雄性美洲鸵建筑一个鸟巢，并邀请它们的妻妾，相当于15名雌性动物，存放它们的卵子。
经典引文
The old ladies of the harem..could..watch, unseen, as the men below listen to the music.
美
['hærəm]
