Posterity
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- n. 后代, 子孙
- ［英］ n. 后代, 子孙 ( all future generations)
- ［记］ post ( 后) +erity -> 后面的人 -> 后代
- ［例］ The author hoped her poems would survive for posterity.
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
noun
- Etymology: Middle English posterite, from Anglo-French pusterité, from Latin posteritat-, posteritas, from posterus coming after
- Date: 14th century
- 1. the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
- 2. all future generations
