posterity

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /pɒˈstɛɹɪti/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. All the future generations, especially the descendants of a specific person. uncountable,usually
    — That woman foretold and inflicted a singular disease on Sigvard and his posterity till the ninth generation, and several of his descendants are to this day afflicted with it.
  2. Future audiences, future times, future recognition. uncountable,usually

词形变化

posterities plural

词汇关系

相关词
post-

词源

Late 14th century, from Middle French posterité, from Latin posteritas, from posterus (“following, coming after”), from post (“after”) (English post-).
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