monogamy

Marriage in the United States tends to look more like serial monogamy than lifetime partnership, especially in the major cities.

在美国，结婚越来越像是不断配对——拆对——重新配对的过程，而不是结成终身伴侣，在大城市尤其是如此。

I wondered: in a city like New York, with its infinite possibilities, has monogamy become too much to expect?

我不禁想到：在纽约市这样一个充满无限可能的城市里，一夫一妻制是否是一种奢求？

Let the record show that bisexuals are just as likely to fail at monogamy as the rest of you infidels!

让记录的事实告诉你们双性恋在一夫一妻的失败可能和你们这些异教徒一样！

We are a pair-bonded species, practicing monogamy (or at least serial monogamy) long enough to get our children out of childhood.

我们是成对结合的物种，实行将自己的孩子抚养成人的一夫一妻制（至少是连续着的一夫一妻制）已经很久了。

I wondered in a city like this, with it's infinite possibilities, has monogamy become too much to expect?

我在想，在这样充满无限可能的城市，一夫一妻制是不是已经变成一种奢求了呢？

Monogamy in voles takes the form of a deep social attachment combined with a willingness to care for offspring.

田鼠的一夫一妻行为表现为紧密的社会性依附与照顾后代的意愿的结合。

before we go on to monogamy , which developed rapidly with the overthrow of mother-right, a few words about polygyny and polyandry .

在说到随着母权制的覆灭而迅速发展起来的一夫一妻制以前，我们再就多妻制和多夫制说几句话。

You know, monogamy can be a tricky concept.

你知道，一夫一妻值得商榷

In recent decades, researchers have turned to rodents, specifically voles, in their efforts to understand the biology of monogamy.

近几十年，研究人员将一夫一妻行为的生物学研究重转心向了啮齿动物，特别是田鼠。

Over the years, researchers have tried to explain monogamy by studying attraction between the sexes.

好多年了，研究者试图通过两性间的吸引来研究一夫一妻制。

So when my friends and I started having a conversation about the nature of monogamy, I thought I knew something about monogamy.

于是，当我和朋友们聊到关于婚姻的话题时，我认为我对婚姻还有点发言权。

You do not want to monogamy two female ah, I told you, out of the question.

你是不是想一夫二女啊，我告诉你，没门。

There are apparently some misconceptions about this whole monogamy thing.

很多人显然对一夫一妻制存在着误解。

Dr Kanazawa claims that the correlation between intelligence and monogamy in men has its origins in evolutionary development.

他表示智商和忠诚度之间的这种关系是有其起源和进化发展的

Men would like monogamy better if it sounded less like monotony.

如果一夫一妻制听起来不像是一夫一妻制的话，男人也许会更喜欢这条规定。

Birds are more likely than not to practice monogamy whereas there are very few monogamous mammals.

鉴于单配偶的哺乳动物几乎不存在，鸟类更接近于不习惯一夫一妻制。

The author's views are expressed in this study on monogamy, bigamy, domestic violence, divorce awards, void marriage, and voidable marriage.

本文对一夫一妻、重婚、家庭暴力、离婚损害赔偿、无效婚姻、可撤销婚姻等婚姻家庭制度之必要性、存在之缺失，浅谈个人的看法。

examples of faithful monogamy among birds prove nothing about man, for the simple reason that men are not descended from birds.

在鸟类中存在的牢固的一夫一妻制的例子，对于人类丝毫不能有所证明，因为人类并非起源于鸟类。

The gay-rights struggle had given gay men greater freedom and acceptance, and the aids epidemic had made monogamy more appealing.

同志权益斗争给予男同志更多的自由和包容度，而艾滋病的流行也让一夫一妻制更有吸引力。

Of all the sexual perversions, monogamy is the most unnatural. Most of our affairs run the usual course.

在所有对性的曲解中，一夫一妻制是最不合常理的。