posterity的意思

posterity

英式音标[pɑ'stɛrəti]
美式英标[pɒ'sterɪtɪ]

基本解释

n. 子孙，后裔；后代

中文词源

posterity 后代，后世

来自拉丁语posterus,在后的，后面的，来自post,在后，-ity,名词后缀。

英文词源

posterity (n.): late 14c., from Old French posterité (14c.), from Latin posteritatem (nominative posteritas) "future, future time; after-generation, offspring;" literally "the condition of coming after," from posterus "coming after, subsequent," from post "after" (see post-). Old English words for this included æftercneoreso, framcynn.

实用例句

1. A photographer recorded the scene on video for posterity.: 摄影师用摄像机为后代记录下了这个场景。

2. Their music has been preserved for posterity .: 他们的音乐已为后世保存起来。

3. Few of his works will go down to posterity.: 他的作品没有几件会流传到后世.

4. Byron affected to despise posterity.: 拜伦假装轻视后裔.

5. The posterity reversed the verdict.: 后代把这个案子翻了过来.

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