- 1/ˈɔːfˌsprɪŋ/ · /ˈɒfˌsprɪŋ/後代；子女
正式Offspring means the children or young ones that a person, animal, or plant produces. It's a slightly formal or scientific word — a scientist studying animals will say 'offspring' more than 'babies' or 'kids,' and it works for one child or many, since the word doesn't change.
示範例句 · Example
Parents with this condition are likely to pass it on to their offspring.
逐字有這個狀況的父母很可能會把它傳給他們的子女。
常見搭配
pass something on to your offspring
遺傳給子女
to give something, especially a physical feature or illness, to your children
Tall parents often pass this on to their offspring.
somebody's offspring
某人的子女
someone's child or children
She arrived with her offspring in tow.
adult offspring
已成年的子女
grown-up children
Many adult offspring still live with their parents.
意思相反
parentsancestors
core核心畫面
組成A compound of 'off' + 'spring' — the idea of young ones 'springing off' from a parent.
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
offspringnoun/ˈɒfspɹɪŋ/
- 1
A person's daughter or son; a person's child.
- We are the offspring of Italian immigrants.
- 2
Any of a person's descendants, including of further generations.
- 3
An animal or plant's progeny or young.
- In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.
- 4
Anything produced; the result of an entity's efforts.
- Artists often treasure their works as their immortal offspring.
- 5
computingengineeringmathematicsA process launched by another process.
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