| 单词 | polygamous |
| 释义 | polygamous (once / 14830 pages) 1adj 2adj Someone who's polygamous has more than one husband or wife. Polygamous societies still exist, but it's more common for most people today to be married to one person at a time. You can describe someone with seven husbands as polygamous, and you can also use the word to describe an animal with several mates as well as a plant with a particularly varied reproductive system. The Late Greek source is polygamos, "often married," which combines the roots polys, "many," and gamos, "marriage." WORD FAMILYpolygamous: polygamously+/polygamist: polygamists/polygamy: polygamies, polygamist, polygamous USAGE EXAMPLESProsecutors say his sermons were part of a scheme to use the benefits to fund polygamous leaders’ lavish lifestyles. Washington Times(Dec 22, 2016) The federal government said in a court filing on Friday evening that it wants the police department that serves two polygamous communities to disband. Washington Times(Dec 09, 2016) Members of the polygamous group are accused of diverting food-stamp money to front companies and using it buy a truck and a tractor. Seattle Times(Nov 15, 2016) 1 adj having more than one mate at a time; used of relationships and individuals 2Syn|Ant bigamous of illegal marriage to a second person while legally married to a first polyandroushaving more than one husband at a time polygynoushaving more than one wife at a time monogamous (used of relationships and of individuals) having one mate monandroushaving only one husband at a time monogynic, monogynoushaving one head or chief wife at a time (along with concubines) adj having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant Syn heteroicous, polyoicous monecious, monoecious, monoicous having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant or animal |
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