| 单词 | bigamy |
| 释义 | bigamy (once / 7168 pages) n When you are married to two people at the same time, that’s called bigamy. For example, if someone gets remarried before his or her previous marriage's divorce is finalized, that's bigamy. The noun bigamy originates in the Greek as a combination of the prefix bi-, meaning “double,” and gamos, which means “marrying.” There are some cultures and religions that promote, encourage and otherwise allow polygamy, but where it’s illegal, which is most of the Western Hemisphere, it’s called bigamy. WORD FAMILYbigamy: bigamies, bigamist, bigamous+/bigamist: bigamists/bigamous: bigamously USAGE EXAMPLESAnother marriage that nobody counted — a case of bigamy at sea with a has-been Mexican actor — lasted only a day and was annulled. Seattle Times(Dec 18, 2016) She explained that her family had taken in her alcoholic, disabled ex-husband as an act of charity, not bigamy. New York Times(Nov 15, 2016) “If we let this marriage proceed now, the only result will be the sin and the crime of bigamy!” Los Angeles Times(May 17, 2016) 1n the offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred Hyper regulatory offence, regulatory offense, statutory offence, statutory offense crimes created by statutes and not by common law 2n having two spouses at the same time Hyper marriage, matrimony, spousal relationship, union, wedlock the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce) |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。