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posterity

美[pɑː'sterəti]  英[pɒ'sterəti]
n.  后代
  近义词:children,descendants,futuregenerations,offspring,progeny,future,issue,seed,heirs,brood,family,heir,descendant,successor,following,generations,and,sons,

英英释义

Noun
  1. all of the offspring of a given progenitor;

    "we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity"

  2. all future generations

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. His posterity reversed the verdict.他的后代为他翻案了。
  2. You must stop imagining that posterity will vindicate you.你可别以为后代会给你昭雪沉冤。
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