courtesans

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• It was a cloistered existence, where older courtesans often settled petty rivalries and couples' disputes.
  来自CNN
• Mameha: Remember, Chiyo, geisha are not courtesans.
  实穗: 记住, 千代子.
  
• For sexual enjoyment and romantic attachment , men did not go to their wives, but to courtesans.
  男人们不会给予他们妻子性的愉悦和浪漫, 他们会从妓女那里获取性的乐趣.
  
• Middle-class courtesans...were always the toast of society when lower-class street walkers were considered the gutter.
  来自Times
• With his trademark scenes--shot at a respectful distance--Hou's courtesans sulk over men, gossip, smoke opium.
  来自CNN