posterity
发音
英 [pɒˈsterəti]
美 [pɑːˈsterəti]
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- n.
- 后代,后世
- 子孙
- 后裔
- 儿孙
单词词源
posterity 后代,后世
来自拉丁语posterus,在后的,后面的,来自post,在后,-ity,名词后缀。
反义词
n.
双语例句
- 1. For a while , posterity 's judgment was kind .
- 在一段时间内,后人对其评判都是正面的。
- 2. 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。
- 3. With the book , allen clearly wants to shape his reputation for posterity .
- 很明显,艾伦打算用这本书来和后人分享他的声誉。
- 4. 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?
- 5. These awards do not anticipate the judgment of posterity , nor echo the critical aesthetics of the day .
- 这些奖项并不期待后人的评判,也不想引起当代批判审美学的共鸣。