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In biology, a hermaphrodite is a living thing that has both male and female sexual parts in one body. Many flowering plants are like this: one flower can make and also receive it. Some animals are too — , snails, certain fish. Having both parts does not always mean the animal fertilises itself; many still pair with another of the same kind.
In biology在生物學裡 a hermaphrodite is a living thing that has both male and female sexual parts in one bodyhermaphrodite（雌雄同體）是指一個生物體內同時有雄性和雌性的生殖器官 Many flowering plants are like this很多開花植物就是這樣： one flower can make pollen and also receive it一朵花可以自己產生花粉，也可以接受花粉 Some animals are too有些動物也是 earthworms, snails, certain fish像蚯蚓、蝸牛、某些魚 Having both parts does not always mean the animal fertilises itself同時擁有兩種器官，不代表這隻動物一定會自體受精 many still pair with another of the same kind很多還是會跟同類的另一隻交配
The word comes from a Greek story: Hermaphroditus, child of and Aphrodite, whose body joined with a water-nymph’s, so the name carries both parents.
The word comes from a Greek story這個字來自一個希臘故事： Hermaphroditus, child of Hermes and AphroditeHermaphroditus是Hermes和Aphrodite的孩子 whose body joined with a water-nymph's他的身體和一位水精靈的身體合而為一 so the name carries both parents所以這個名字裡帶著雙親的名字
Used of plants and animals, it is a straight science word. Used of people, it is old medical language, and many people now find it harsh or ; when we talk about humans, students will more often meet 雙性人 or 間性人 (in English, ). A careful teacher keeps hermaphrodite for biology class, and chooses the human words when the subject is a person.
Used of plants and animals用在植物和動物身上時 it is a straight science word這是一個純粹的科學用字 Used of people用在人身上時 it is old medical language這是比較舊的醫學用語 and many people now find it harsh or unkind現在很多人會覺得它刺耳或不友善 when we talk about humans講到人的時候 Taiwanese students will more often meet 雙性人 or 間性人 (in English, intersex)台灣學生比較常會遇到「雙性人」或「間性人」（英文是intersex） A careful teacher keeps hermaphrodite for biology class細心的老師會把hermaphrodite留給生物課用 and chooses the human words when the subject is a person講到人的時候就改用講人的字
It can be a noun (an is a hermaphrodite) or, less often, an adjective (a hermaphrodite flower).
It can be a noun它可以當名詞用 (an earthworm is a hermaphrodite)（an earthworm is a hermaphrodite，蚯蚓是hermaphrodite） or, less often, an adjective也可以比較少見地當形容詞用 (a hermaphrodite flower)（a hermaphrodite flower，雌雄同體的花）
組成From Hermaphroditus, the mythical son of Hermes and Aphrodite, who merged bodies with a naiad and thereafter had both male and female qualities.
同家族的字
- Hermesthe Greek god whose name is the first half of Hermaphroditus
- Aphroditethe Greek goddess whose name is the second half
- hermaphroditicthe usual adjective: a hermaphroditic plant
原始詞典資料10 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
hermaphroditenoun/hɝˈmæfɹədaɪt/
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offensivedatedA person possessing ambiguous sexual organs or characteristics.
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biologynatural-sciencesCosexual: an organism possessing both types of gonads; a flower possessing both stamens and pistils.
- An earthworm is a hermaphrodite.
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biologynatural-sciencesDichogamous: an organism which begins its life as one sex and changes its sex over its life cycle.
- Comb jellies are sequential hermaphrodites.
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offensivedatedA person or thing possessing two opposing qualities.
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nauticaltransportA hermaphrodite brig.
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A farm wagon convertible to multiple purposes.
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historicalgovernmentmilitarypoliticsAn armoured fighting vehicle having features of both male tanks and female tanks.
hermaphroditeadj/hɝˈmæfɹədaɪt/
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offensivedatedHaving ambiguous sexual organs or characteristics.
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biologynatural-sciencesHaving both ovaries and testes or both stamens and pistils.
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offensivedatedCombining two opposing qualities.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。