polygamy
美 [p??l?ɡ?mi] 
英 [p?'l?ɡ?mi]
- n.一夫多妻（制）
- 網絡一夫多妻制；多配偶制；多偶制
反義詞
同義詞
英漢雙解
1. | 一夫多妻（制）the custom of having more than one wife at the same time |
英漢解釋
英英解釋
例句
Utah was all Mormon, except for the Indians, and the U. S. wouldn't make it a state because of polygamy.
猶他州之前除了印地安人外，都是摩門教徒，而且美國以前因為一夫多妻制不準許猶他州設州。
The exact number of the marriage partners was not always specified, as various forms of polygamy were permitted in some cultures.
當各種類型的多配偶婚姻在某些國家得到法律承認之時，婚姻伴侶的確切數目總未有規定。
Under Islam, polygamy is allowed but only if the husband is able to treat all his wives equally.
伊斯蘭教義允許一夫多妻制存在，但只有當丈夫能夠平等地對待他所有妻子。
But the church officially rejected polygamy in eighteen fifty, the same year polygamy became illegal across the United States.
但教會正式拒絕了十八個第五十一夫多妻制，同年一夫多妻制成為橫跨美國是非法的。
Aren't our values better than those of the 'primitive' societies that practice slavery, cannibalism, and polygamy?
我們的價值觀難道不比那些實踐奴隸制度、食人俗和一夫多妻制的“原始”社會所奉行的價值觀更好嗎？
At least in the recent past, the French authorities turned a blind eye to polygamy among north African migrants.
至少不久之前，法國的北非移民還可以一夫多妻或一妻多夫，政府對此則是睜一眼閉一眼。
Mormons were hounded out of the Eastern states, and persecuted in the West until they abandoned polygamy.
摩門教徒（Mormons）從東部各州被趕出，直到放棄多配偶制以前，他們在西部一直遭受迫害。
During Taylor's presidency, the U. S. government intensified its campaign against polygamy.
整個泰勒任期內，美國政府加強了對一夫多妻制的打擊力度。
Polygamy, according to the Court, clearly was subversive of good order and Congress could thus make the practice a crime.
根據法院的意見，一夫多妻制明顯破壞了良好秩序，因此國會能夠將這種行為定為犯罪。
He suggested family patterns, including polygamy and absent fathers, were a factor.
他認為包括一夫多妻或者無父親的單親家庭等家庭模式是原因之一。
Polygamy and prostitution had a deeply formative effect upon the entire field of sexuality in pre-modern China.
在前現代中國，一夫多妻與娼妓制，深刻地形構了整個性相領域。
Polygamy has been around for centuries in many countries around the globe.
一妻多夫在世界上許多國家已經存在了幾個世紀了。
Polygamy, the practice of being married to more than one wife, is socially acceptable in many communities across Africa.
一夫多妻制，即與數目多于一個的妻子結婚的習俗，非洲許多國家的社會都認可。
Yep. Polygamy is like homosexuality. Most people prefer the opposite, and may even find it gross, but that doesn't make it wrong.
是的，一夫多妻制就好像同性戀。大部分人都是喜歡異性的，也許甚至會覺得這種行為很惡劣，但這并不意味著它就是錯誤的。
A recent vice president, Hamzah Haz, bragged about his polygamy, taking his three wives on trips to Mecca.
曾任印尼副總統的哈姆扎?哈茲（HamzahHaz）曾經公開炫耀他的多重婚姻，帶他的3位太太去麥加朝圣。
I don't agree with either gay marriage or polygamy for exactly the same reason: both prevent marriage from fulfilling its primary goal.
我既不同意同性婚姻，也不贊成多配偶制，這完全是基于同樣的理由：兩者都妨礙婚姻實現自己的基本目標。
France considers polygamy "a grave infringement of the principle of equality between men and women" .
法國認為一夫多妻制是“對男女平等原則的嚴重違反”。
They argue that sexuality is intrinsic, while polygamy is a choice with grievous social consequences.
他們認為，性取向是與生俱來的，而選擇一夫多妻則會帶來嚴重的社會后果。
HanZhengjie is an area that has polygamy and Complexity, especially the residential regional.
漢正街有著高度的混雜性和復雜性，特別是其中的居住區域。
He wouldn't admit to polygamy, but he allowed that he'd set up a private school on his property that had more than 100 students.
他不愿承認一夫多妻，但他同意出資在他的地產上建立一所能容納100多學生的私立學校。
The definition of marriage is constantly changing. What about divorce, interracial marriage, or the banning of polygamy?
對婚姻的定義一直都在發生著變化比如說離婚、國際婚姻以及對重婚的禁止。
The law, which stated that a first wife had to give permission before others were added, for instance, had kept polygamy rare here.
這條法律說，如果要另娶妻子，第一位妻子必須同意，這使得多妻制比較少。
Take polygamy. Smith had at least 28 wives.
以多妻制為例，斯密至少有28個妻子。
If the polygamy mess gives the lie to anything, its' that America has become a homogenous mass of conformists.
如果說這起一夫多妻的混亂現象造成什么假象，那就是：美國已成為同一類型人群組成的墨守成規的國家。
Polygamy is widely blamed for social ills ranging from school absenteeism to street violence.
一夫多妻被普遍譴責引發了諸如逃學或街頭暴力等社會弊端。
It follows that many folks in Utah aren't as quick as outsiders to blame polygamy for the abuses it masks.
由此看來，猶他州的許多人并不像其他州的人那樣對一夫多妻制所隱藏的陋習更易加以譴責。
He has four wives and serves "polygamy juice, " a mixture of four tropical fruits, at his chain of chicken restaurants.
他有4位太太，而他旗下的連鎖餐廳有賣一種混合4種熱帶水果的「一夫多妻果汁」。
The affair sparked an outcry, even in a country where polygamy is legal.
他的婚外情引發了公眾的強烈不滿，即使是在南非這個一夫多妻合法的國家。
Shortly afterwards, the church's fourth president banned polygamy.
此后不久，教會的第四任會長禁止了多妻制。
As the Jeffs case shows, polygamy-rights activists have an uphill public-relations battle.
杰夫一案表明，鼓吹一夫多妻權利的人士正面臨一場艱苦卓絕的公共關系斗爭。
Defenders say such diseases prove the need for polygamy to ensure that more children are born.
保衛者說這樣的疾病證明了一夫多妻制的需要，來保證更多的孩子出生。
Polygamy is widely blamedforsocial ills ranging from school absenteeismtostreet violence.
一夫多妻被廣泛歸咎于逃學或街頭暴力等社會弊端。
Parliament has given rights to polygamy in the Recognition of the Customary Marriages Act of 1998.
通過1998年《習俗婚姻法案》的認可，議會授權允許多妻制。
Monopsony: Polygamy is an example of monopsony, which is the situation when a market only has one buyer and multiple sellers.
買主壟斷：一夫多妻制就是買主壟斷的一個例子。它的情況是，一個市場只有一個買者，但是有多個賣者。
That, as I understand it, is the real substance of polygamy laws as they are currently enforced.
據我所知，這就是現在對多配偶制進行規定的相關法律的指向。
The affair has exposed both the reality of polygamy and the difficulty of doing anything about it.
這件事揭露了在法國一夫多妻制的現實狀況和對此作出任何改變的艱難。
Polygamy is defined as taking more than one partner or spouse in marriage.
一妻多夫制被定義為在婚姻生活中擁有一個以上的伴侶或配偶。
Some esperts point out that polygamy is taking on new forms in urban society, where men still marry several women.
一些專家指出，一夫多妻正在以新的形式出現在城市社會中，在那里男人仍然會與幾個女人結婚。
She found that polygamy is more common in societies that have more disease.
她發現，一夫多妻制在疾病常見的社會更普遍。
Romney's paternal grandfather Gaskell was monogamous and the Mormon Church outlawed polygamy in 1890.
羅姆尼的祖父加斯克爾是一夫一妻制，并在1890年的摩門教取締一夫多妻制。
