Monogamy is the Western custom of one wife and hardly any mistresses.
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adj. 西方的;歐美的;
n. 西部電影，西部小說;西方人;
?? west西方+ern...方向的 →西方的
"a country and western singer"
鄉村與西部音樂歌手
近義：westerner, occidental, west, westerly
反義：oriental, east, easterly, eastern
adv. 幾乎不;簡直不;剛剛;嚴厲地，粗魯地;
?? hard艱難 + ly...地→ ad.幾乎不，簡直不
"Their new manifesto hardly threatens to bring the whole edifice of capitalism crashing down."
他們新的宣言聲稱要摧毀整個資本主義大廈，這是不可能的。
近義：approximately, insufficiently, narrowly, nearly, barely, roughly
反義：just, plainly, readily, simply, effortlessly
n. 習慣，慣例;海關，關稅;經常光顧;[總稱]（經常性的）顧客;
adj. （衣服等）定做的，定制的;
"This custom has been carried down from the 18 th century."
這一習俗從18世紀一直傳到現在.
近義：practice, prevalence, style, stylishness, tradition, usage
反義：naturalness, sincerity, spontaneousness, unaffectedness, made, precast
n. 妻子，太太;夫人，老婆;已婚婦女;
?? 我愛撫(諧音): 妻子 妻子說“我愛夫”（諧音）
"His wife's death left a vacuum in his life."
他妻子的去世使他的生活變得空虛.
近義：woman, missis
反義：partner, spouse, hubby, consort
monogamy
[m?'n?ɡ?mi]
n. 一夫一妻制;
"How monogamy fares during this epoch, therefore, only occupies him very briefly."
所以, 他只是非常簡單地論述了一下一夫一妻制在這一時期的命運.