lineage

名词 n.
/ˈlɪn.i.ɪd͡ʒ/    /ˈlɪn.i.ɪd͡ʒ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage. countable,uncountable
    — Theſe Anius Ueres [Marcus Annius Verus, father of Marcus Aurelius] was a lygnage, that auanced them to be deſcẽded [descended] of Numa Pompilio, and of Quintꝰ [Quintus] Curtius the famous Romayn: […]
  2. A number of lines of text in a column. countable,uncountable
    — Total newspaper advertising lineage in the North Atlantic region
  3. A fee or rate paid per line of text. countable,uncountable

词形变化

lineages plural linage alternative

词源

From Middle English linage, from Old French linage, from ligne, from Latin linea (“line”); equivalent to line + -age.
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