polygamy
/pəˈlɪɡ.ə.mi/
- n.
- 多配偶(制)，多偶性
中文释义来自 ECDICT
构词拆解
- -gamy
- Used to form nouns describing forms of marriage. · (biology) Used to form nouns describing forms of fertilization, pollination or reproduction.
词源链
- 英语English
polygamy
词源说明
释义
名词noun
- 1The condition of having more than one spouse or marriage partner at one time.
- 2often, especially in common useSynonym of polygyny (“marriage of a man to more than one wife, the practice of having several wives at the same time”).
- 3(zoology) The state or habit of having more than one sexual mate.
- 4(botany) The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers.