| 单词 | serial monogamy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasserial monogamy serial monogamy n. the practice of engaging in a succession of monogamous sexual relationships. ΚΠ 1949 Q. Rev. Biol. 24 176/2 The author has sometimes a very happy hand at making formulations like the term ‘serial monogamy’ for our present-day marriage system. 1970 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 25 Apr. 23/3 The full-scale emergence of serial monogamy has been accompanied by an explosive upswing of experimentation. 2004 N.Y. Times 25 Jan. iv. 15/4 If more people are resisting marriage, or fleeing the ones they're in, or inventing new permutations like cohabitation and serial monogamy, here's one reason:..marriage just doesn't turn out to be as gratifying as it promises. < as lemmas |
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