polygamous

英 [pəˈlɪɡəməs] 美 [pəˈlɪɡəməs]

adj.  多配偶(制)的; (尤指)一夫多妻的

医学

BNC.43441 / COCA.29317



柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ 多配偶(制) 的;(尤指)一夫多妻的
    In a polygamous society, people can be legally married to more than one person at the same time. A polygamous person, especially a man, is married to more than one person.
    1. Less than 1 percent of the men in any Muslim country are polygamous.
      任何一个伊斯兰国家一夫多妻的男子都不到1%。

双语例句

  1. According to his theory, the link between fidelity and intelligence does not apply to women because they have always been expected to be faithful to one mate& even in polygamous societies.
    不过,忠诚度和智商之间的关系的理论并不适用于女性,因为即便在一夫多妻的时代,女性仍然乐于忠实于伴侣。
  2. They excluded widows and wives in polygamous families to ensure they were comparing similar women.
    他们没有采用丧偶或有一夫多妻家庭背景的妇女的信息,以确保他们研究的是同一个人。
  3. And Ziona, whose polygamous religious sect has 4000 members, says he has not stopped looking for new wives.
    锡安纳,这个拥有4000名教众的多妻制教派的领袖,似乎并不打算停止寻找新的伴侣。
  4. By primate standards, polygamous male primates have large testes ( as a percentage of body weight) and high rates of sperm production. And they happily mate with anyone in the county who is ovulating.
    按照灵长类的标准,多配偶制的雄性灵长类动物往往有较大的睾丸(依据睾丸占身体重量的比例来衡量)和较强的精子制造能力,它们愿意和任何能够排卵的同类交配。
  5. Among the hundreds of primate species, some are polygamous ( including our close relatives, chimps and baboons), and others monogamous ( such as gibbons and marmosets).
    在种类数以百计的灵长类动物中,一些是一夫一妻(包括人类的近亲黑猩猩和狒狒),其他一些是一夫多妻(例如长臂猿和狨猴)。
  6. In the numerous cultures where polygamy is a function of wealth, there are no doubt many monogamous men who would be polygamous if they could buy more wives.
    在那些一夫多妻与财富相关的诸多文化中,毫无疑问的是,许多只有一个妻子的男性在有能力买到更多妻子的时候会选择一夫多妻。
  7. If 10 seconds into watching a newly discovered type of primate you see that males are twice the size of females and have flashing neon noses, the issue is settled: it's a polygamous species.
    对于新发现的灵长类物种,只需要看10秒钟,如果其雄性的体形是雌性的两倍,而且有发亮的红鼻子,那么毋庸置疑,这是一个多配偶的物种。
  8. Women would be segregated from men and would be under complete limitations-from schools, to swimming, to dances, forcing them to marry at a younger age, to putting them in polygamous relationships.
    妇女将被和男子隔离开,并在很多领域完全被限制-无论学校,游泳,舞蹈。
  9. Back in19th century pioneer days, Mormons were told they would go to heaven if they were polygamous.
    回到十九世纪的草创时期,摩门教徒被教导说要一夫多妻才可以上天堂。
  10. This is in consonance with their being polygamous.
    在此作品中有无更多的和协音程或是不和协的?
  11. In respect to violin, I am polygamous.
    就小提琴而言,我是一夫多妻主义的。
  12. But in reality, they are often given no choice: Young men are often driven away from polygamous communities.
    但实际上,她们经常别无选择:年轻的男人经常远离一夫多妻制群体。
  13. His theory is based on the assertion that through evolutionary history, men have always been "mildly polygamous".
    金博士的这番理论在人类进化史之上:人类一直都倾向拥有多个伴侣。
  14. When user query is being processed, employment of synonym list of concepts can increase recall of information retrieval, and elimination of less relevant and polygamous concepts through context analysis can ensure certain level of precision of information retrieval.
    在处理用户查询时,采用概念的同义词表可提高信息检索的查全率,采用上下文语义去除相关度不大的歧义概念,在一定程度上保证信息检索的查准率。
  15. As the proper oil plant to north China, Xanthoceras sorbifolia Bunge has great officinal and ornamental value as well, but it belongs only one species in one genus. The flower of Xanthoceras sorbifolia Bunge is polygamous.
    文冠果(XanthocerassorbifoliaBunge)是中国北方地区特有的木本油料植物,仅一属一种,并具有很高的药用价值和观赏价值。

英英释义

adj

  1. having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant

      Synonym:    heteroicouspolyoicous

    1. having more than one mate at a time