hareem

A noun referring to the separate living quarters reserved for wives, concubines, and female relatives in a traditional Muslim household.

• 🇨🇳指传统穆斯林家庭中供妻子、女眷和女性亲属居住的独立居所或内室。也泛指一夫多妻家庭中女性成员的居处。

1. Living quarters for women C1 formal

   The separate part of a Muslim household reserved for wives, concubines, and female relatives.

   • The palace had a large hareem with many rooms.
   • In traditional architecture, the hareem was a private space.
   • Visitors were not allowed inside the hareem.

   🇨🇳闺房

   同义词: seraglio