名词子孙; 后裔; 后代，后世; 儿孙

名词descendants

名词ancestry

名词

1. This fine building should be preserved for posterity.
这一优美的建筑应该保护好留给子孙后代。

1. 子孙后代：photojournalism 摄影新闻工作 | posterity 子孙后代 | rip 撕,扯

2. 子孙,后裔：14. orthodontist:正牙医生 | 15. be in vogue:正在流行 | 16. posterity: 子孙,后裔

3. 後代：Possession Point 占领角 | posterity 后代 | Potemkin, G.A. 包坦金

4. 后裔：posteriorly 其次地 | posterity 后裔 | postern 后门

1. 后裔；子孙；后代
You can refer to everyone who will be alive in the future as posterity .

e.g. 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。
e.g. Was he making these notes for the benefit of posterity?
他写下这些笔记是为让后人受益吗？

noun

1. all future generations

2. all of the offspring of a given progenitor

e.g. we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity

Synonym: descendants