odalisque

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈəʊd(ə)lɪsk/|/ˈɒd(ə)lɪsk/    美 /ˈoʊdlɪsk/|/oʊdlˈisk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio. historical
    — When the young Mauretanians were his guests in the little houses before the town gates, and he was of a good humour, it would come about that he displayed his odalisques as others would their jewels.
  2. An erotic painting of a woman, usually nude, reclining in a luxurious or exotic setting.
    — Three years later, she added three more odalisques to her collection. Among the works she purchased in 1937 was an ink study that gave her insight into one stage in the evolution of the 1928 painting.
  3. A desirable or sexually attractive woman.

词形变化

odalisques plural odalisk alternative

词汇关系

反义词
virago
相关词
sultana

词源

Borrowed from French odalisque, from Ottoman Turkish اوطهلق (odalık, “chambermaid”), from اوده (oda, “room”).
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