请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 posterity
释义
posterity
pɒsterɪti pɒˈstɛrɪtɪ pɑsˈtɛrəti
N-UNCOUNT [oft for N] 后裔;子孙;后代 You can refer to everyone who will be alive in the future as posterity . 后裔;子孙;后代 [formal]
  • 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。

  • Was he making these notes for the benefit of posterity?

    他写下这些笔记是为让后人受益吗?

SYN the future, future generations, succeeding generations
Quotations
`We are always doing,' says he, `something for Posterity, but I would fain see Posterity doing something for us.' Joseph Addison
Trends of posterity
View usage for:All yearsLast 10 yearsLast 50 yearsLast 100 yearsLast 300 years
随便看

 

英汉双解词典包含141091条英汉词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/3/14 0:45:47