[ 'pɔliændri ] n. 1.一妻多夫制。 2.【动物；动物学】多雄，一雌多雄(配合)；【植物；植物学】多雄蕊。 n. -drist 多夫女人。 adj. -drous
Example Sentences:
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But to allow polygyny but not polyandry would be to discriminate against women 但是如果允许一夫多妻制却禁止一妻多夫制，那么可能就会是对妇女的一种歧视。
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Might that be one small reason among many larger ones explaining why polygyny has been much more common than polyandry 可能出于许多原因，一夫多妻制比一妻多夫制普遍得多，上述原因会是许多较大的理由当中的一个较小理由吗？
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But with polyandry ( one woman and many husbands ) children cannot , in general , know the identity of their male parent ( although today dna testing could come to the rescue ) 但是在一妻多夫制的婚姻(一个女人和许多丈夫) ，子女一般无法知道自己的父亲是谁(尽管如今的dna检测或许可以解决这个问题) 。
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Polyandry ( a marriage of one woman to many men ) is very rare , but polygyny ( the marriage of one man to many women ) is widely practiced in human societies , even though judeo - christian traditions hold that monogamy is the only natural form of marriage 一妻多夫婚姻(一位女性和多位男性的婚姻)非常罕见，但是一夫多妻(一位男性和多位女性)却在人类社会中普遍存在，尽管犹太-基督教传统认为一夫一妻制是唯一婚姻的自然形式。
