| 单词 | monogamy |
| 释义 | monogamy (once / 6900 pages) n Monogamy is when you are married to, or in a sexual relationship with, one person at a time. Humans are one of the few species that practice monogamy. Well, sometimes. You may have heard of something called polygamy, which is having more than one spouse at a time. The difference between monogamy and its antonym, polygamy, lies in the prefixes. In Greek, poly means "multiple," while mono means just the opposite: "single." Therefore, if you are committed to one romantic partner at a time, you are in a monogamous relationship. WORD FAMILYmonogamy: monogamist, monogamous+/monogamist: monogamists/monogamous: monogamously, monogamousness USAGE EXAMPLESPerhaps the most challenging discovery Emma would make: Her husband had a keen aversion to monogamy. New York Times(Nov 06, 2016) Though she had spent the ensuing months hooking up with various acquaintances, her hopes were set on long-term monogamy. The New Yorker(Oct 10, 2016) Monogamy is a higher order skill and requires those things in spades. Time(Aug 29, 2016) n having only one spouse at a time Syn|Hypo|Hyper monogamousness monogyny having only one wife at a time serial monogamya succession of short monogamous relationships (as by someone who undergoes multiple divorces) marriage, matrimony, spousal relationship, union, wedlock the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce) |
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