单词 | pair-bond |
释义 | pair-bondn. Originally Zoology. The relationship formed during the courtship and mating of a pair of animals, esp. when this persists longer than the minimum period necessary for the mere act of reproduction, and involves care for the eggs or young, or mating during more than one breeding season. Hence also: a lasting emotional or sexual relationship between two people. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > love affair > [noun] > bond formed during courtship pair-bond1940 the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [noun] > mating > formation of relationship during > relationship formed pair-bond1940 1939 G. K. Noble in Auk 56 265 If pairs of birds or fishes are to form a bond between themselves they must develop behavior different from the feeding or locomotion of non-breeding members of the group.] 1940 D. Lack in Condor 42 282 In some species of birds, the sexes..form a very temporary pair-bond. 1969 Times 11 Apr. 12/6 The..tree sparrow, a species in which the pair bond is usually strong. 1977 D. Morris Manwatching 88 A sign of old friendships or pair-bonds is that two people can sit together in a peaceful silence without feeling the need to keep up a stream of cheerful chatter. 2001 Pract. Fishkeeping Feb. 13/3 Neons, unlike Angels, do not form pair bonds, so you can choose any well-conditioned male and female to spawn together. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pair-bondv. intransitive. Of animals or persons: to establish a pair-bond. Also in extended use. ΚΠ 1980 Washington Post 8 Feb. d5 Geese pair-bond, notes Dr. Money. So do penguins. 1990 Behavioural Ecol. 1 4/2 Male swallows demonstrate a mixed reproductive strategy by pair-bonding with a single female..while also attempting to copulate with other females. 1992 Sci. Amer. Dec. 12/3 Although electrons have the same charge and would normally repel one another, the scattering by phonons induces the electrons to ‘pair bond’. 2002 Scotsman (Nexis) 5 Nov. 6 They don't pair-bond... But they are exclusive. They don't court or mate with females. They only court and mate with males. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1940v.1980 |
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