单词 | polygamous |
释义 | polygamous (pəlɪgəməs) adjective In a polygamous society, people can be legally married to more than one person at the same time. A polygamous person, especially a man, is married to more than one person. There is growing concern that wives in polygamous marriages are unaware that theyhave no legal rights. polygamous in American English (pəˈlɪgəməs; poʊˈlɪgəməs) adjective 1. of, engaging in, or characterized by polygamy 2. Botany having bisexual flowers and unisexual flowers on the same plant or on different plants Derived forms polygamously (poˈlygamously) adverb Word origin Gr polygamos |
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