seraglio

/si-ral-yoh, -rahl-/US // sɪˈræl yoʊ, -ˈrɑl- //UK // (sɛˈrɑːlɪˌəʊ) //

血盆大口,蛇口,蛇形山庄,蛇形图

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
plural se·ragl·ios.
- : the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem.
- : a Turkish palace, especially of the sultan.

as inharem

Synonyms

When he was old he established a seraglio of fifteen-year-old girls, the most beautiful that could be bought or kidnapped.
A threat that savored more of the seraglio than of the throne!
Young virgins in cloisters are not so fresh: the beauties of the seraglio are less animated: the houris of paradise less engaging.
Her vitality and substantial figure should appeal to him more vividly than would one of the doll-like beauties of your seraglio.'
"A woman who combines an encyclopaedia and a seraglio is very dangerous," replied the mocking spirit.