incest

pronunciation

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  • n.
    乱伦
    近亲通婚
    乱伦罪
    血族相婚

Word Origin

incest 乱伦

in-,不,非,-cest,纯的,词源同caste,castrate.即不纯洁的,引申词义乱伦。

Example

1. The same is true of the conception of incest .
血亲婚配的观念,也是如此。
2. Incest remains one of society 's last taboos and is an unthinkable concept to most people .
近亲通婚是现代社会的最后禁忌之一,大部分人还是无法接受这种观念。
3. In chimpanzee societies , males stay where they are born and females disperse at puberty to neighboring groups , thus avoiding incest .
在黑猩猩社会,雄性呆在它们出生的地方,雌性则在青春期就被驱逐到相邻的群落,以避免近亲繁殖。
4. We know that females avoid mating with their brothers and sons , but now we 'll be able to learn whether an incest taboo exists between fathers and daughters as well .
我们知道雌猩猩会避免和兄弟及雄性后代交配,现在我们将能进一步研究父亲和女儿之间是否同样被近亲交配的禁忌所束缚。

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