polyandry的翻译,读音
英/ ˌpɒliˈændri /
美/ ˌpɑːliˈændri /
释义:
n.一妻多夫;多雄蕊
例句
The ancient Hindu tradition of polyandry was once widely practised in India, but is now only observed by a minority. 古印度一妻多夫的传统曾经在印度非常普遍,不过现在只有一少部分人还这样做。
But to allow polygyny but not polyandry would be to discriminate against women. 但是如果允许一夫多妻制却禁止一妻多夫制,那么可能就会是对妇女的一种歧视. 。
polyandry has been practiced here for centuries, but in a single generation it has all but vanished. 一妻多夫制已在此沿袭了数个世纪,但仅过了一代人,多夫制风俗便已近消失殆竭。
Might that be one small reason among many larger ones explaining why polygyny has been much more common than polyandry? 可能出于许多原因,一夫多妻制比一妻多夫制普遍得多,上述原因会是许多较大的理由当中的一个较小理由吗? 。