To hybridize two plants, or two animals, is to bring them together so a new kind is born. The new kind keeps some qualities from each parent — not a copy of one, but a bit of both. Farmers and scientists do this on purpose: one rice that fights disease, another that gives more grain, and the child plant gets a share of each.

To hybridize two plants, or two animalshybridize兩種植物或兩種動物，is to bring them together就是把它們配在一起，so a new kind is born讓一個新品種誕生。The new kind keeps some qualities from each parent新品種會保留雙親各自的一些特質——not a copy of one不是複製其中一個，but a bit of both而是兩邊各有一點。Farmers and scientists do this on purpose農夫和科學家是刻意這麼做的：one rice that fights disease一種能抗病的稻米，another that gives more grain另一種產量比較多的稻米，and the child plant gets a share of each下一代的稻子兩邊的特質都會分到一些。

With animals the idea is the same, though people argue more about it. In careful science talk this is the proper verb for that work.

With animals the idea is the same用在動物身上道理一樣，though people argue more about it不過大家對這件事的爭議比較多。In careful science talk在講究的科學用語裡，this is the proper verb for that work這就是這項工作正式的動詞。

Everyday English also stretches it: two styles of music hybridize, or two products hybridize. That looser use is common in newspapers and tech, but a biology teacher still means living things first.

Everyday English also stretches it日常英語也把這個字用得更廣：two styles of music hybridize兩種音樂風格hybridize，or two products hybridize或兩個產品hybridize。That looser use is common in newspapers and tech這種比較鬆的用法在報紙和科技圈很常見，but a biology teacher still means living things first但生物老師講的時候，指的還是先以生物為主。

American spelling keeps the z: hybridize. British spelling often uses s: hybridise. Same word. The thing you get is a hybrid; hybridize is the action.

American spelling keeps the z美式拼法保留z：hybridizehybridize。British spelling often uses s英式拼法常常用s：hybridisehybridise。Same word是同一個字。The thing you get is a hybrid你得到的東西叫hybrid，hybridize is the actionhybridize是這個動作本身。