monogamy
英[mə'nɒgəmɪ]
美[mə'nɑɡəmi]
- n. 一夫一妻制；[动] 单配偶，[动] 单配性
词态变化
形容词: monogamous;
助记提示
1、mono- + gam- "marriage" + -y.
中文词源
monogamy 单配偶，一夫一妻制
mono-,单个的，-gamy,配对，词源同gamete,bigamy.
英文词源
- monogamy (n.)
- 1610s, from French monogamie, from Late Latin monogamia, from Greek monogamia, from monogamos "marrying only once," from monos "single, alone" (see mono-) + gamos "marriage" (see gamete).
双语例句
- 1. Support for monogamy and marriage was strongest among the professional classes.
- 专业人士阶层最支持一夫一妻制。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. How monogamy fares during this epoch, therefore, only occupies him very briefly.
- 所以, 他只是非常简单地论述了一下一夫一妻制在这一时期的命运.
来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
- 3. People still opt for monogamy and marriage.
- 人们仍然选择一夫一妻制。
来自辞典例句
- 4. 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.
来自互联网
- 5. They are tired of the monotony of monogamy, the Wednesday - night - only sex.
- 这些女士对千篇一律的一夫一妻制及 所谓 “只在周三晚过性生活”感到厌倦.
来自互联网