beget
/bɪˈget/verb
(begetting; past begot; past participle begotten)with obj. poetic/literary <诗/文>
1
- (typically of a man, also of a man and a woman) bring (a child) into existence by the process of reproduction（通常指男性, 亦指男女双方）生孩子：
they hoped that the King might beget an heir by his new queen.
他们希望国王与新王后能生下一名王位继承者。
2
- cause; bring about产生, 引起, 招致：
killings beget more killings.
残杀只会引起更多的残杀。
派生词
begetter
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