1.高等妓女;原指王公显贵的情妇
1.in the past, a woman who had sex with rich and important men in exchange for money, protection, and status
1.Yet increasingly, escorts and courtesans throw in a line about their willingness to see single women as well.
逐渐的，陪护者和妓女都表示愿意见这些单身女性。
2.There are caps (chiefly men's) and one pair of lacy, embroidered mules of the kind favoured by Venetian courtesans.
各式各样的帽子（主要是男式），一双深受威尼斯交际花喜爱的花边刺绣拖鞋。
3.One day, I chanced upon one of those men who live habitually on intimate terms with the most notorious courtesans. I questioned him.
一天，我遇到一个人。这个人和那些风月场中的名媛过从甚密。我问她。
4.The very first geishas were men, entertaining customers waiting to see the most popular and gifted courtesans (oiran).
最初的艺伎是男人，他们为那些等待着一睹花魁的顾客们提供娱乐。
5.Geisha have been confused with the Edo period's high-class courtesans known as oiran, from whom they evolved.
艺妓已经被与江户时期被称为“花魁”的高级妓女混淆了，由此演变而来。
6.the courtesans , as vandeuvres used to say , avenged public morality by emptying his moneybags.
正如旺德夫尔所说，那些女人用洗劫他的钱财的方式来为道德报仇。
7.And do you think, sir, that the mission of a gentleman is to bring about spiritual changes in courtesans ?
啊！先生，那么您认为一个有身分的男人，他的任务就是使妓女改邪归正吗？
8.They were used to comb the pubic hair of high-class courtesans . An indication of luxurious life was for these people.
高级妓女梳理阴毛用，可见当时这些人的生活是多么奢华、讲究。
9.Rich brothel-keepers fed a construction boom that spawned thousands of elegant villas in Soho and Marylebone to house up-market courtesans.
有钱的妓院老板们兴起了建设热潮，在Soho和Marylebone，数千套高档别墅被用来金屋藏娇，藏的当然是高档妓女。
10.'We believe this pair of pistols was made for the royal courtesans in China, where a matching pair was extremely popular, ' says Mr. Bacs.
巴克斯表示，“我们认为这对手枪是为中国的皇室制作的，在他们特别欢迎成双陈对的东西。”