| [/pɔˈsterətɪ; pɑsˋtɛrətɪ/] n [U] 用法:
1 following or future generations 後代; 後世:
plant trees for the benefit of posterity 为造福後代而植树. 用法:
2 (fml 文) person's children, grandchildren, etc; descendants 子孙; 後裔:
recorded for posterity 为後人而记载下来的 *
Posterity will remember him as a truly great man. 他的子孙永远不会忘记他是真正的伟人. |