polygamy

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The condition of having more than one spouse or marriage partner at one time. countable,uncountable
    — Are there countries where polygamy is legal for both men and women?
  2. Synonym of polygyny (“marriage of a man to more than one wife, the practice of having several wives at the same time”). countable,especially,often,uncountable
    — Though Islam allows polygamy, it is frowned upon in many contemporary Muslim societies.
  3. The state or habit of having more than one sexual mate. countable,uncountable
    — An insect queen actually practices polygamy only one day, while for an alpha-male defending his harem is the very essence of both his status and polygamy.
  4. The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers. countable,uncountable

词形变化

polygamies plural

词汇关系

衍生词
antipolygamy polygamic polygamical polygamious polygamist polygamize polygamous serial polygamy
相关词
concubine harem seraglio

词源

Recorded since 1591, from Late Latin polygamia, from Ancient Greek πολυγαμία (polugamía), itself from πολύγαμος (polúgamos, “married to many”), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + γάμος (gámos, “marriage”). Relates to modern prefix and suffix poly- + -gamy.
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