posterity 音标拼音: [pɑst'ɛrəti]
n . 子孙,后裔
子孙,後裔
posterity n 1 :
all of the offspring of a given progenitor ; "
we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity "
[
synonym : {
descendants }, {
posterity }]
2 :
all future generations Posterity \
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n . [
L .
posteritas :
cf .
F .
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See {
Posterior }.]
1 .
The race that proceeds from a progenitor ;
offspring to the furthest generation ;
the aggregate number of persons who are descended from an ancestor of a generation ;
descendants ; --
contrasted with ancestry ;
as ,
the posterity of Abraham .
[
1913 Webster ]
If [
the crown ]
should not stand in thy posterity .
--
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Succeeding generations ;
future times . --
Shak .
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1913 Webster ]
Their names shall be transmitted to posterity .
--
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
Their names shall be transmitted to posterity .
--
Smalridge .
[
1913 Webster ]
66 Moby Thesaurus words for "
posterity ":
aftermath ,
agnate ,
ancestry ,
backup man ,
blood ,
blood relation ,
blood relative ,
brood ,
children ,
clansman ,
cognate ,
collateral ,
collateral relative ,
conclusion ,
connections ,
consanguinean ,
consequence ,
descendant ,
descendants ,
distaff side ,
distant relation ,
dynasty ,
effect ,
enate ,
family ,
flesh ,
flesh and blood ,
folks ,
german ,
heir ,
heirs ,
inheritor ,
issue ,
kin ,
kindred ,
kinfolk ,
kinnery ,
kinsfolk ,
kinsman ,
kinsmen ,
kinswoman ,
kith and kin ,
line ,
lineage ,
near relation ,
next of kin ,
offspring ,
people ,
progeniture ,
progeny ,
relations ,
relatives ,
replacement ,
seed ,
sequel ,
sib ,
sibling ,
spear kin ,
spear side ,
spindle kin ,
spindle side ,
successor ,
successors ,
sword side ,
tribesman ,
uterine kin
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