| 单词 | posterity |
| 释义 | posterity (once / 691 pages) n Posterity is a noun meaning "future generations." These people of the future could be your children and great-great grandchildren, or any people who are born after you. If you save something "for posterity," you're hoping that years later people will appreciate it, like a time capsule you bury in the yard. The word comes from the Latin word for "post, after." It's also related to the word posterior, which means "behind, to come after in time." In legal terms, posterity refers to the offspring of a person and it often has to do with inheriting property and who is entitled to do so. WORD FAMILYposterity: posterities USAGE EXAMPLESBut let’s try to remember some of those firsts, for posterity. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Gordon Campbell The reburial of Richard III in 2015 provoked strong views about how he should be judged by posterity. Time(Dec 07, 2016) “And this scan, unlike some, will actually be worth keeping for posterity.” The New Yorker(Nov 20, 2016) 1n all future generations Hyper generation group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent 2n all of the offspring of a given progenitor we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity Syn|Hyper descendants biological group a group of plants or animals |
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