monogamy

英 [məˈnɒɡəmi]

美 [məˈnɑːɡəmi]

n.  一夫一妻(制); 单配偶; 单配性

GRETEM8医学

BNC.28143 / COCA.20622

牛津词典

noun

• 一夫一妻（制）
  the fact or custom of being married to only one person at a particular time
• 单配偶；单配性
  the practice or custom of having a sexual relationship with only one partner at a particular time

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 一夫一妻制;单配偶
  Monogamyis used to refer to the state or custom of having a sexual relationship with only one partner.
  1. People still opt for monogamy and marriage.
     人们仍然选择一夫一妻制。
• N-UNCOUNT 一夫一妻制
  Monogamyis the state or custom of being married to only one person at a particular time.
  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。

英英释义

noun

• having only one spouse at a time
  Synonym:monogamousness

双语例句

• Such a form of family shows the transition of the pairing family to monogamy.
  这种家庭形式表示着从对偶婚向一夫一妻制的过渡。
• Can prostitution disappear without dragging monogamy with it into the abyss?
  能叫卖淫消失而不叫一夫一妻制与它同归于尽吗？
• Marriage system in Qin Kingdom was composed of ranking polygamy for royal family and monogamy for common people.
  秦国婚姻制度包括王室嫡庶妻等级婚制和庶民一夫一妻婚制。
• 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。
• This is the origin of monogamy as far as we can trace it back among the most civilized and highly developed people of antiquity.
  根据我们对古代最文明、最发达的民族所能作的考察，一夫一妻制的起源就是如此。
• You do not want to monogamy two female ah, I told you, out of the question.
  你是不是想一夫二女啊，我告诉你，没门。
• 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。
• But here all the foundations of typical monogamy are cleared away.
  不过，在这里，古典的一夫一妻制的全部基础也就除去了。
• Between pairing marriage and monogamy intervenes a period in the upper stage of barbarism when men have female slaves at their command and polygamy is practiced.
  在野蛮时代高级阶段，在对偶婚制和一夫一妻制之间，插入了男子对女奴隶的统治和多妻制。
• I don't expect monogamy from him.
  我从来就不指望他忠诚。