bigamy
- n. 重婚罪,重婚
詞態變化
中文詞源
前綴bi-, 二。詞根gam, 結婚,見monogamy, 一夫一妻制。
英文詞源
- bigamy (n.)
- "state of having two wives or husbands at the same time," mid-13c., from Old French bigamie (13c.), from Church Latin bigamia, from Late Latin bigamus "twice married," a hybrid from bi- "double" (see bi-) + Greek gamos "marrying" (see gamete). The Greek word was digamos "twice married."
Bigamie is unkinde eing, On engleis tale, twie-wifing. [c. 1250]
In Middle English, also of two successive marriages or marrying a widow.
雙語例句
- 1. He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for committing bigamy.
- 他因為犯重婚罪被判入獄一年.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. It developed that he had another wife living and his indictment for bigamy followed.
- 以后發現他又娶了一房妻室,接著是他被指控犯了重婚罪.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Bigamy lightened the horizon of his shadowy thoughts for a moment.
- 一時間,在他的思想中模模糊糊閃出了重婚這個念頭.
來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹
- 4. Do you know the punishment for bigamy? Two mothers - in - law !
- [重婚罪]的懲罰為何? 便是擁有兩個 丈母娘!
來自互聯網
- 5. Indian law, however , prohibits bigamy and makes divorce a complicated procedure.
- 然后,印度法律禁止重婚,即便是離婚,程序也異常復雜.
來自互聯網