英语词汇“posterity”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	posterity
释义	Trends of posterity View usage for: posterity (pɒsterɪti) uncountable noun [oft for N] You can refer to everyone who will be alive in the future as posterity. [formal] A photographer recorded the scene for posterity. Was he making these notes for the benefit of posterity? Synonyms: the future, future generations, succeeding generations More Synonyms of posterity More Synonyms of posterity posterity in British English (pɒˈstɛrɪtɪ) noun 1. future or succeeding generations 2. all of one's descendants Word origin C14: from French postérité, from Latin posteritās future generations, from posterus coming after, from post after posterity in American English (pɑsˈtɛrəti) noun 1. all of a person's descendants see also ancestry 2. all succeeding generations Word origin ME posterite < MFr postérité < L posteritas < posterus: see posterior Examples of 'posterity' in a sentence posterity Sometimes you have to say what you think, and let posterity be the judge. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The safer the work is, the better as far as posterity is concerned. Times, Sunday Times (2009) As far as posterity is concerned, they have sunk without trace. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Each of the twenty-five contributors has felt the need to testify for the sake of posterity and as a human chronicle. The Times Literary Supplement (2011) For the sake of posterity, it's a good idea. Times, Sunday Times (2008) For posterity's sake, the high jinks and low humour were documented extensively on social media. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Quotations `We are always doing,' says he, `something for Posterity, but I would fain see Posterity doing something for us.'Joseph Addison 1 (noun) in the sense of the future Definition future generations A photographer recorded the scene for posterity. Synonyms the future future generations succeeding generations 2 (noun) in the sense of descendants Definition all of one's descendants the imputation of Adam's sin to all his posterity Synonyms descendants children family His family are completely behind him, whatever he decides. issue He died without issue in 1946. seed mainly biblical) a curse on my seed heirs offspring Characteristics are often passed from parents to offspring. progeny They set aside funds to ensure the welfare of their progeny. scions Quotation `We are always doing,' says he, `something for Posterity, but I would fain see Posterity doing something for us.' [Joseph Addison] Additional synonyms in the sense of family Definition one's wife or husband and one's children His family are completely behind him, whatever he decides. Synonyms relations, people, children, issue, relatives, household, folk (informal), offspring, descendants, brood, kin, nuclear family, progeny, kindred, next of kin, kinsmen, ménage, kith and kin, your nearest and dearest, kinsfolk, your own flesh and blood, ainga (New Zealand), cuzzies or cuzzie-bros (New Zealand), rellies (Australian, slang) in the sense of issue Definition the descendants of a person He died without issue in 1946. Synonyms children, young, offspring, babies, kids (informal), seed (biblical), successors, heirs, descendants, progeny, scions in the sense of offspring Definition the immediate descendant or descendants of a person or animal Characteristics are often passed from parents to offspring. Synonyms children, kids (informal), young, family, issue, stock, seed (biblical), fry, successors, heirs, spawn (derogatory), descendants, brood, posterity, lineage, progeny, scions Nearby words of posterity postcards poster posterior posterity posthaste postmortem postpone Synonyms of 'posterity' posterity Explore 'posterity' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of progeny Definition offspring They set aside funds to ensure the welfare of their progeny. Synonyms children, family, young, issue, offspring, descendants in the sense of seed Definition descendants a curse on my seed Synonyms offspring, children, descendants, issue, race, successors, heirs, spawn (derogatory), brood, sons and daughters, progeny (old-fashioned), scions (archaic)
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