解释
- n. 一夫多妻
※ 提供单词"polygyny"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。
中文词源
polygyny 一夫多妻制
poly-,多，复，聚，-gyn,女人，词源同queen,gynecology.
英文词源
- polygyny (n.)
- 1780, "condition of having many wives," from poly- "many" (see poly-) + Greek gyne "woman, wife" (see queen). Related: Polygynous.
例句和用法
- 1. Men live in polygyny, while women in polyandry.
- 男子过着多妻制的生活，而妇女则过着多夫制的生活。
- 2. McLennan knew only three forms of marriage: polygyny, polyandry and monogamy.
- 麦克伦南只知道三种婚姻形式: 一夫多妻制, 一妻多夫制和个体婚制.
- 3. It was polygyny that accounts for human females'general longevity over males.
- 正是一夫多妻制使得女性比男性更加长寿.
- 4. However, polygyny itself is not a sufficient cause of suicide bombing.
- 可是, 一夫多妻制度的本身并构成一个自杀性爆炸行为的充份理由.
- 5. What distinguishes Islam from other major religions is that it tolerates polygyny.
- 伊斯兰和其它主要宗教不同的是它容忍一夫多妻制度.
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