Word · Frequency #19406
progenies
子孙；后裔
progenies is the plural of progeny.
offspring
- 1.
Offspring or descendants considered as a group.
作为一个群体考虑的后代或子孙。
- 2.
the immediate descendants of a person
一个人的直系后代
- 3.
A result of a creative effort.
创造性努力的结果。
作为一个群体考虑的后代或子孙。；一个人的直系后代；创造性努力的结果。；子孙；后裔
In use
The old farmer was proud of his progeny, who still live in the village.
The couple's progeny inherited the house after they passed away.
Scientists studied the progeny of the experimental mice to observe genetic changes.
the progeny of [noun]
The progeny of the original settlers still live in the area.
最初定居者的后代仍居住在该地区。
[possessive] progeny
She was proud of her progeny.
她为自己的后代感到自豪。
Connections
Collocations
- produce progeny
- 繁衍后代
- The laboratory mice produced healthy progeny after the treatment.接受治疗后的实验鼠繁衍出了健康的下一代。
- leave no progeny
- 没有留下后代
- The wealthy merchant died without leaving any progeny.那位富商去世时没有留下任何后代。
- surviving progeny
- 存活的后代
- Only two of the surviving progeny inherited the mutation.存活的子代中只有两个遗传了这种突变。
- one's own progeny
- 自己的后代
- Many animals can recognize their own progeny by smell.许多动物能通过气味识别自己的后代。
- progeny of one's imagination
- 想象力的产物；创造性努力的成果
- The sculpture is the progeny of her imagination.这座雕塑是她想象力的产物。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：pro 表示向前，gen 联想 generation（一代）；向前传递的一代就是后裔。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文书、生物学论述、文学作品 该词为正式用语，多用于书面或严肃语境，日常口语中较少使用。常见于法律、生物学或文学作品中，表示后代或创造性成果。
Grammar Note
通常用单数形式，但也可用复数 progenies
Pronunciation & Spelling
在美式发音中，phylogeny /faɪˈlɑdʒəni/ 和 ontogeny /ɑnˈtɑdʒəni/ 与 progeny /ˈprɑdʒəni/ 押韵（重读元音及之后同为 /ɑdʒəni/）；prodigy /ˈprɑdədʒi/ 和 genie /ˈdʒiːni/ 拼写相似，但发音不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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