[mass noun]polygamy in which a man has more than one wife 一夫多妻(制)。 比较polyandry ■(Zoology)a pattern of mating in which a male animal has more than one female mate (动)一雄多雌
派生 polygynous [pəˈlɪdʒɪnəs] adjective 语源
late 18th cent.: from poly- 'many' + Greek gunē 'woman'