progeny

FREQ #31611

n. 子孙, 后裔, 成果 [医] 后代, 后裔

发音

UK /ˈpɹɒd͡ʒəni/
AU
US /ˈpɹɑd͡ʒəni/

词形变化

progenies 复数 progenies

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Offspring or descendants considered as a group.

    后嗣

    后代

    子孙

    后裔

    不可数 可数

    I treasure this five-generation photograph of my great-great grandmother and her progeny.

  2. 2.

    Descent, lineage, ancestry.

    废旧 不可数 可数
  3. 3.

    A result of a creative effort.

    可数 比喻 不可数

    His dissertation is his most important intellectual progeny to date.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

issue offspring

上位词 2

relative relation

下位词 10

baby kid child bastard heir eldest successor grandchild illegitimate firstborn

词源

From Middle English progenie, from Old French progenie, from Latin prōgeniēs, from prōgignō (“beget”).

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