offspring

英 ['ɒfsprɪŋ] 美 ['ɔːfsprɪŋ]

• n. 后代；子孙；产物

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]子女,子孙,后代

   child, kids, heirs, descendant

2. [C](动物的)崽

   the young of an animal

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 后代
2. 幼苗
3. 产物
4. 结果
5. 子女
6. 子孙
7. 幼兽
8. 孩子
9. 幼崽
10. 绝招儿
11. 所提出的原则
12. 建筑

英英释义

Noun:

1. the immediate descendants of a person;

   "she was the mother of many offspring"
   "he died without issue"
   

2. something that comes into existence as a result;

   "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"
   "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts"
   

3. any immature animal

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. His offspring are diligent and intelligent.
   他的后代既勤奋又聪明。
2. The hybrid offspring of a zebra and a horse.
   杂交斑马斑马与马杂交的后代
3. His offspring inherit the estate.
   他的孩子继承了房地产。
4. How do parents pass genes on to their offspring?
   父母是怎样把基因遗传给自己的子女的？
5. The atom bomb is the offspring of the 20th century physics.
   原子弹是20世纪物理学的产物。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. John is her only offspring.
   约翰是她唯一的孩子。
2. How many offspring does a lion usually have?
   一只狮子通常能生多少只小狮子?

经典引文

• They do all they can to encourage their off-springs to learn Welsh.

  出自：South Wales Guardian

• All had moments of great..pride in their offspring.

  出自： D. Lodge

• Beautiful Athens, we will weep for thee; For thee and for thine offspring!

  出自： fig.

词汇搭配

• offspring-parent relationship 亲子间相关

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的ofspring，意为后代。

近反义词

【近义词】

• seed
• young