courtesans
英 [ˌkɔːtɪˈzænz]
美
n. (旧时尤指伺候富豪的)高级***
courtesan的复数
柯林斯词典
- (旧时伺候富人和有权势之人的)高级***
In former times, a courtesan was a woman who had sexual relationships with rich and powerful men for money.
双语例句
- All this will perhaps seem absurd to many people, but I have a boundless forbearance towards courtesans which I shall not even trouble to enlarge upon here.
很多人对此可能会觉得可笑，但是我对烟花女子总是无限宽容的，甚至也不想为这种宽容态度与人争辩。 - The development of polychrome woodblock printing techniques made it possible for ordinary people to obtain prints of popular kabuki actors or trendsetting courtesans.
多色彩印刷技术的发展，使平民能够取得受欢迎歌舞伎演员或鼓动风潮之廷臣的木刻板画。 - The Duchesse de F rubbed shoulders with Mademoiselle A, one of sorriest specimens of our modern courtesans;
f公爵夫人的胳膊撞上了a小姐；a小姐是当今***圈子里一位典型的薄命红颜；