scion

pronunciation

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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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