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posterity n.后代 (1) 他的后代为他翻案了。(2) 你可别以为后代会给你昭雪沉冤。 If you save something "for posterity," you're hoping that years later people will appreciate it, like a time capsule you bury in the yard. The word comes from the Latin word for "post, after." It's also related to the word posterior, which means "behind, to come after in time." In legal terms, posterity refers to the offspring of a person and it often has to do with inheriting property and who is entitled to do so.

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英 [pɒ'sterəti] 美 [pɑː'sterəti] (1) His posterity reversed the verdict.(2) You must stop imagining that posterity will vindicate you. Posterity is a noun meaning "future generations." These people of the future could be your children and great-great grandchildren, or any people who are born after you. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]后裔；子孙；后代 You can refer to everyone who will be alive in the future as posterity .   [oft for N]  [FORMAL 正式]A photographer recorded the scene on video for posterity...摄影师用摄像机为后代记录下了这个场景。Was he making these notes for the benefit of posterity?他写下这些笔记是为让后人受益吗？

英语单词	posterity
英美音标	英 [pɒ'sterəti] 美 [pɑː'sterəti]
中文释义	n.后代
英语例句	(1) His posterity reversed the verdict. (2) You must stop imagining that posterity will vindicate you.
中文例句	(1) 他的后代为他翻案了。 (2) 你可别以为后代会给你昭雪沉冤。
vocabulary简明	Posterity is a noun meaning "future generations." These people of the future could be your children and great-great grandchildren, or any people who are born after you.
vocabulary扩展	If you save something "for posterity," you're hoping that years later people will appreciate it, like a time capsule you bury in the yard. The word comes from the Latin word for "post, after." It's also related to the word posterior, which means "behind, to come after in time." In legal terms, posterity refers to the offspring of a person and it often has to do with inheriting property and who is entitled to do so.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]后裔；子孙；后代 You can refer to everyone who will be alive in the future as posterity . [oft for N] [FORMAL 正式] A photographer recorded the scene on video for posterity... 摄影师用摄像机为后代记录下了这个场景。 Was he making these notes for the benefit of posterity? 他写下这些笔记是为让后人受益吗？

Posterity People Word Future 英 Pɒ'Sterəti] 美 Pɑː'Sterəti N.后代