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posterity

英 [pɒ'sterɪtɪ] 美[pɑ'stɛrəti]
英语单词posterity
  • n. 子孙,后裔;后代

英英释意


1. all of the offspring of a given progenitor;
"we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity"
2. all future generations