polygynous

polygynous，英語單詞，主要用作形容詞，作形容詞時譯為“一夫多妻的；[植] 多花柱的；多雌蕊的”。

基本介紹

• 外文名：polygynous
• 詞性：形容詞
• 發音：[pə'lɪdʒənəs]
• 釋義：一夫多妻的；[植] 多花柱的；多雌蕊的

短語搭配

polygynous s 多花柱的

polygynous marriage 一夫多妻婚姻

polygynous family 一夫多妻制家庭

雙語例句

The low-ranking wives in polygynous marriages should be in worse condition because they get a smaller share of their husband's resources.一夫多妻制家庭中，由於在分享丈夫的資源時所得份額較小，地位較低的妻子境況不佳。

In 16 of the 19 polygynous species in their sample, males of all ages were much more likely to die during any given period than were females.在19個一夫多妻制物種樣本中，16個物種的雄性中，各個年齡階段的樣本在給定的時間段中都比雌性更易死亡。

Typically, human males are 10 percent taller and 20 percent heavier than females.This suggests that, throughout history, humans have been mildly polygynous.一般來說，人類男性比女性高10%，重20%，這表示，人類歷史上一直是一種適度的一夫多妻式生物。