Monogamy is the Western custom of one wife and hardly any mistresses.
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adj. 西方的;欧美的;
n. 西部电影，西部小说;西方人;
💡 west西方+ern...方向的 →西方的
"a country and western singer"
乡村与西部音乐歌手
近义：westerner, occidental, west, westerly
反义：oriental, east, easterly, eastern
adv. 几乎不;简直不;刚刚;严厉地，粗鲁地;
💡 hard艰难 + ly...地→ ad.几乎不，简直不
"Their new manifesto hardly threatens to bring the whole edifice of capitalism crashing down."
他们新的宣言声称要摧毁整个资本主义大厦，这是不可能的。
近义：approximately, insufficiently, narrowly, nearly, barely, roughly
反义：just, plainly, readily, simply, effortlessly
n. 习惯，惯例;海关，关税;经常光顾;[总称]（经常性的）顾客;
adj. （衣服等）定做的，定制的;
"This custom has been carried down from the 18 th century."
这一习俗从18世纪一直传到现在.
近义：practice, prevalence, style, stylishness, tradition, usage
反义：naturalness, sincerity, spontaneousness, unaffectedness, made, precast
n. 妻子，太太;夫人，老婆;已婚妇女;
💡 我爱抚(谐音): 妻子 妻子说“我爱夫”（谐音）
"His wife's death left a vacuum in his life."
他妻子的去世使他的生活变得空虚.
近义：woman, missis
反义：partner, spouse, hubby, consort
monogamy
[mə'nɒɡəmi]
n. 一夫一妻制;
"How monogamy fares during this epoch, therefore, only occupies him very briefly."
所以, 他只是非常简单地论述了一下一夫一妻制在这一时期的命运.