posterity 详细解释

posterity

[pɔs'teriti]

n. 后代

n.[U]

1. 后裔, 子孙

2. 后代, 后世

This fine building should be preserved for posterity.

这一优美的建筑应该保护好留给子孙后代。

词义辨析

同义:

n.后代

future generations  following generations

n.子孙, 种子; 继承人

progeny  offspring  issue  seed  descendants  successors  heirs  children  family  brood  sons and daughters  

同义参见:

successor  descendant  heir  

反义:

n.子孙; 后世; 后裔

ancestry  

英英释义

名词 posterity:

all of the offspring of a given progenitor

同义词：descendants

all future generations

补充

posterityposterity英:[pɔsˈteriti] 美:[pɑˈstɛrɪti]n.1.后代; 后世2.子孙; 后裔

例句

1. A photographer recorded the scene on video for posterity.一位摄影师为后世记录下了这一幕。 2. This fine building should be preserved for posterity.这幢漂亮的建筑物应当保护好留给子孙后代。 3. May our posterity last forever and their families be prosperous!愿我们子孙代代永远相传, 家庭繁荣昌盛！ 4. the victims' names are recorded for posterity.牺牲者名垂千古。 5. God offered Abraham a posterity like the stars of heaven.上帝给予亚伯拉罕的子孙如同天上的星星那么多。 6. We should look after our environment for the sake of posterity.为了后代，我们应该保护环境。 7. posterity will remember her as a woman of courage and integrity.后人将会记住她是个勇敢正直的人。 8. A record of the events was preserved for posterity.有关这些事件的记录已为后世保存起来。 9. The truth about what happened will be known/lost to posterity.事情的真相会/不会被后人所知。

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