scion
pronunciation
UK [ˈsaɪən]
US [ˈsaɪən]
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- n.
- 接穗,幼枝
- (尤指富家)子孙
Word Origin
scion 幼枝,接穗,名门子弟
来自古法语 sion,cion,幼枝,接穗,可能来自古法语 scier,剪,切,来自拉丁语 secare,剪,切, 词源同 segment,scythe.引申词义后人,子孙,尤指名门望族的子弟。
Example
- 1. What explains the peculiar actions of the 63-year-old scion ?
- 这位63岁贵族后裔的奇特行为应该如何解释?
- 2. He is the scion of an american frontier family .
- 他是美国前线家族后裔。
- 3. It was based on two dated assumptions : that a young scion should be lined up for the top job , and that news corporation 's future lies in newspapers .
- 这一点是基于两个过时的假设:年轻的子孙应该接管家业以及新闻集团的未来需要仰仗报业。
- 4. The hapless mr gandhi , a national figure and scion of a ruling party in paralysis , never had a chance .
- 运气稍逊的甘地,作为全国性任务以及一个趋于瘫痪的执政党后裔,从来没得到这个机会。
- 5. The likeliest candidate is rahul gandhi , sonia 's son and the scion of india 's chief political dynasty .
- 最有可能的候选人是拉胡尔甘地,他是索尼娅的儿子,也是印度首席政治王朝的后裔。
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