monogamy
Word family adjectivemonogamicnounmonogamistmonogamyadverbmonogamously
mo·nog·a·my /məˈnɒɡəmi $ məˈnɑː-/ noun [uncountableU] 2 when a person or animal has a sexual relationship with only one partner 单配偶 Monogamy is rare in most animal groups, but is common among birds. 单配偶现象在大多数兽类群体里很少见,但在鸟类中却很常见。
—monogamous adjectiveadj We live in a monogamous society. 我们生活在一夫一妻制的社会里。
—monogamously adverbadv
Origin monogamy (1600-1700) French monogamie, from
Late Latin, from
Greek, from
mono- (
→ MONO-) +
gamos “marriage”