progeny
英 ['prɒdʒənɪ] 美 ['prɑdʒəni]
| 近义词 | descendant 、 successor 、 seed 、 posterity | ||
|---|---|---|---|
- n. 子孙；后裔；成果
助记提示
progenitor祖先。
progeny后代。
progeny后代。
中文词源
progeny 子孙
来自pro-,向前，朝向，-gen,生育，词源同gene,generate.-y,小词后缀。引申词义子孙。
英文词源
- progeny (n.)
- early 14c., from Old French progenie (13c.) and directly from Latin progenies "descendants, offspring, lineage, race, family," from stem of progignere "beget," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + gignere "to produce, beget" (see genus).
双语例句
- 1. He was surrounded by his numerous progeny.
- 众多的子孙簇拥着他。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. Among its many progeny, the 1944 Education Act gave birth to the modern youth service.
- 在1944年通过的《教育法案》的诸多衍生条款中，就包括了现代青年教育服务。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Davis was never loquacious on the subject of his progeny.
- 戴维斯说到他的子女时总是寡言少语。
来自辞典例句
- 4. A major barrier to interspecific hybridization is sterility in the F 1 progeny.
- 种间杂交的主要障碍是F1代的不育性.
来自辞典例句
- 5. The progeny resembled one of the other of the parents.
- 后代象亲本的一方或另一方.
来自辞典例句