英语词汇polygyny的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

polygyny. The practice of having more than one legal wife at a time, the word deriving from the Greek words for “many” and “female.” King Mongut of Siam (Thailand) (hero of The King and I) is said to be the record holder here with 9,000 wives, 8,600 more than his female counterpart, Berber Queen Kahina, had husbands. A Mormon arguing with Mark Twain defied him to cite any biblical passage expressly forbidding po- lygyny. “Easy,” Twain replied: “No man can serve two masters!” See polyandry.

词汇	polygyny
词源	polygyny. The practice of having more than one legal wife at a time, the word deriving from the Greek words for “many” and “female.” King Mongut of Siam (Thailand) (hero of The King and I) is said to be the record holder here with 9,000 wives, 8,600 more than his female counterpart, Berber Queen Kahina, had husbands. A Mormon arguing with Mark Twain defied him to cite any biblical passage expressly forbidding po- lygyny. “Easy,” Twain replied: “No man can serve two masters!” See polyandry.
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