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)。