descendant
单词辨析:
指人或动植物的后代,常为幽默用法。
Her offspring are diligent and intelligent.
她的孩子们既勤奋又聪明。
This device is the offspring of his inventive mind.
这一装置是他那长于发明的头脑的产儿。
The mother tiger takes care of its four offspring.
母虎照看它的四只幼崽。
The seeds will produce many offspring.
这些种子将会发出许多幼苗。
指有血缘关系的后代,只用于人。
They are the descendants of Confucius.
他们是孔子的后裔。
He claimed to be the descendant of George Washington.
他自称是乔治·华盛顿的后裔。
指动植物的后代;指某人的儿女时为幽默用法。
The mother lion was surrounded by her progeny.
幼狮围着母狮。
His numerous progeny are all asleep.
他的一大堆小辈们都睡着了。
指年轻人或动物幼崽的群体,前面通常用定冠词 the 或物主代词。
I'd like to work with the young.
我愿意和年轻人一起工作。
The lion tried to protect its young.
狮子极力保护其幼崽。
注意,以上这组词的复数都不加 s。
相关例句:
They are descendants of the original English and Scottish settlers.
他们是最初的英格兰和苏格兰定居者的后代。
The King will be a descendant of both Abraham and David ( see Matthew 1:1).
王是亚伯拉罕和大卫的后裔(见马太福音1:1)。
He was a descendant of Spanish soldier.
他是一名西班牙士兵的子孙。
He say he is a descendant of July caesar.
他说他是朱利叶斯凯撒的后代。
I father is it in there, then, say I descendant, interest of Gui to born?
我父亲就是出生在那里,那么,是不是可以说我就是息妫的后裔呢?
Gillian beats the band-she's now claiming that she's a direct descendant of the queen of sheba!
吉莉安简直不可一世啦她现在总是口口声声自称是示巴士女王的嫡亲后裔。