不过父系社会中，一家之主一般是男性，所以“husband”后来就成了“丈夫”的专称。
那么作为“一家之主”，必须勤俭持家才能维持整个家庭的生存，所以husband同时也有“节俭管理；节俭使用”的意思。
Because of the flooding in the area, roads are cut off and everyone is being asked to husband their supplies.
因为这个地区发洪水，道路不通，每个人都必须要节省物资。
Many families have to husband their cash because of economic crisis.
由于经济危机很多家庭不得不节省开支。
husband and wife
夫妻
汉语中“夫”和“妻”分开是两个名词，合在一起“夫妻”是一个名词，英语中“husband”和“wife”也可以这么用，“husband and wife”可作为一个名词。
Husband and wife may be taxed separately on their incomes.
丈夫和妻子可能会分别被征收所得税。
In a good marriage, both husband and wife work hard to solve any problems that arise.
在一桩美满的婚姻中，夫妻双方共同致力于解决出现的任何问题。
In 1933, a husband and wife reported that they saw a big monster in Loch Ness.
1933年，一对夫妇报告说他们在尼斯湖看到了一只大怪物。
如果两人闹掰了，可以说：
Husband and wife feeling estranged .
夫妻反目。
estranged 英 [ɪˈstreɪndʒd] 美 [ɪˈstreɪndʒd]
感情不和；失和
