posterity怎么读

posterity 是什么意思

posterity 中文词源

来自拉丁语posterus,在后的，后面的，来自post,在后，-ity,名词后缀。

英语词源

posterity 权威例句

1. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Their music has been preserved for posterity .

他们的音乐已为后世保存起来。

来自《权威词典》

3. Few of his works will go down to posterity.

他的作品没有几件会流传到后世.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Byron affected to despise posterity.

拜伦假装轻视后裔.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. The posterity reversed the verdict.

后代把这个案子翻了过来.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

posterity 造句

1. Abraham and his posterity.

亚伯拉罕与他的子孙。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

2. "We are always do something for posterity, but I will fain see posterity do something for us."

我们经常在为后代做些事情，但我真想看看后代又为我们做些什么。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

3. It should be said that, upon Poe, the verdict of posterity has not been unanimous.

应该说，后人对坡的评价不一。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

4. The posterity reversed the verdict.

后代把这个案子翻了过来。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

5. hand...down to posterity

把…传给后世

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

6. Posterity seemed to follow his steps as a train of clients.

子孙后代似乎象一排门客，跟随在他的身后。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

7. You must stop imagining that posterity will vindicate you.

你可别以为后代会给你昭雪沉冤。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

8. Work written deliberately for posterity tends to be ignored by posterity as well as by its own generation.

存心传世的著作，往往不为后世子孙和当代人士重视。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

9. Byron affected to dispise posterity.

拜伦假装轻视后裔。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

10. In the desert, he might have addressed himself more entirely to his true audience, posterity.

在沙漠里，他倒更能够推心置腹地对真正的听众--后世子孙--讲话。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句