posterity

英 [pɒˈsterəti]

美 [pɑːˈsterəti]

n.  后代; 后裔; 子孙; 后世

TOEFLIELTS法律

Collins.1 / BNC.14065 / COCA.16501

牛津词典

noun

• 后代；后裔；子孙；后世
  all the people who will live in the future
  1. Their music has been preserved for posterity .
     他们的音乐已为后世保存起来。
  2. Posterity will remember him as a great man.
     后人将会记住他是个伟人。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 后裔；子孙；后代
  You can refer to everyone who will be alive in the future asposterity.
  1. A photographer recorded the scene on video for posterity...
     摄影师用摄像机为后代记录下了这个场景。
  2. Was he making these notes for the benefit of posterity?
     他写下这些笔记是为让后人受益吗？

英英释义

noun

• all future generations
• all of the offspring of a given progenitor
  1. we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity
  Synonym:descendants

双语例句

• What will posterity decide about these people?
  子孙后代对这些人将会作出什么样的判决？
• He left behind an immortal example to his posterity.
  他给子孙树立了不朽的榜样。
• Wuzhen has been home to famous people since ancient times, who left valuable spiritual wealth for posterity.
  乌镇自古名人辈出，为后人留下了宝贵的精神财富。
• The poet or the artist never yet had so fair and noble a design but some of his posterity at least could accomplish it.
  诗人和艺术家从未得到这样美丽而崇高的设计，然而至少他的一些后代是能完成它的。
• This fine building should be preserved for posterity.
  这一优美的建筑应该保护好留给子孙后代。
• That herbal prescription has been lost to posterity.
  这种药方没能传下来。
• What other artist has left so many fascinating, absurd photographs of himself for posterity?
  还有其他什么艺术家能为后人留下如此多迷人、荒诞的个人照片呢？
• When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary.
  计划生下一代时，我们应该记住美德是不会遗传的。
• These children in turn reinforce adults 'focus on posterity.
  这些孩子反过来提高了成人对于后代的关注程度。
• Two of his works have been handed down to posterity.
  他有两部作品传世。