polyandry
polyandry — 名詞
1. a custom in which one woman is married to, or permanently partnered with, two or
一妻多夫制
一名女子同時有多名丈夫的婚姻制度
a custom in which one woman is married to, or permanently partnered with, two or more men at once.
Noor read in a book that polyandry exists in a few small communities.
Noor 在書上讀到，一妻多夫制存在於少數小型社群中。
subject of a that-clause: polyandry exists in [place]
Under polyandry, a wife may live with her husbands in one family home.
在一妻多夫制下，妻子可能和她的丈夫們住在同一個家裡。
collocation: under polyandry
Arjun wrote his essay about polyandry and how it differs from having several wives.
Arjun 寫了一篇關於一妻多夫制的文章，說明它和一夫多妻有何不同。
The museum guide explained that polyandry is a custom where one woman marries several men.
博物館導覽員解釋，一妻多夫制是一名女子嫁給好幾個男人的習俗。
The documentary about polyandry showed a woman and her two husbands working on one farm.
這部關於一妻多夫制的紀錄片，拍的是一名女子和她的兩位丈夫在同一座農場工作。
用法筆記
Uncountable noun, used for the custom as a whole. For the same pattern in animals, see sense 2.
2. a mating pattern in some animal species where a female pairs with several males.
一雌多雄
動物中雌性與多隻雄性交配的現象
a mating pattern in some animal species where a female pairs with several males.
In species that practice polyandry, a female may mate with several males each season.
在實行一雌多雄的物種中，雌性每個季節可能和好幾隻雄性交配。
practice polyandry: used of animal species
Valentina studies polyandry in a small bird that nests beside quiet lakes.
Valentina 研究一種在寧靜湖邊築巢的小鳥的一雌多雄現象。
The scientist counted the males that visited one female bird, a clear case of polyandry.
科學家數著造訪同一隻雌鳥的雄鳥，這正是一雌多雄的明顯例子。
Polyandry means the female, not the male, has several partners during the breeding season.
一雌多雄是指在繁殖季節，擁有多個伴侶的是雌性而不是雄性。
defining the term by contrast: the female, not the male
Trang saw a female bird with three mates and learned this is called polyandry.
Trang 看到一隻雌鳥有三個伴侶，才知道這種現象叫做一雌多雄。
用法筆記
Uncountable noun, used of animals; for people and marriage, use sense 1.