释义 |
‖ oda|ˈəʊdə| [a. Turk. ōṭah, ōdah chamber, hall.] A chamber or room in a harem; transf. the inmates of such a room.
1625Purchas Pilgrims II. ix. 1592 They haue Roomes, which the Turkes call Oda's, but we may more properly (in regard of the vse they are put vnto) call them Schooles. 1684J. Phillips tr. Tavernier's Grd. Seignor's Serag. 2 Four several Chambers, called Oda's, which are as it were four Forms, where they learn..whatever is convenient for young persons. 1822Byron Juan vi. lxxi, Upstarted all The Oda, in a general commotion. 1886Burton Arab. Nts. (abr. ed.) I. 252 The women made ready sweetmeats..and distributed them among all the Odahs of the Harem. |