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

• Posterity judges risk takers more kindly than their contemporaries do.
  与同时代的人相比，后人对冒险者的评判更为友好。
• 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？
• 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？
• Whatever posterity may say, it is difficult to see his equal among his contemporaries.
  无论后代的意见怎样，在他的同时代人中是难以看到能与他匹敌的人物。
• 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。
• Nothing can go down to posterity, such as love.
  没有什么，可以永垂不朽，比如爱情。
• 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。
• His painting technic provided example to posterity.
  在绘画技巧方面，他给后人提供了许多借鉴。
• All my posterity has blue eyes just like mine.
  我的子孙们都和我一样是蓝眼睛的。