progeny
UK/'prɒdʒәni/US
TOEFLGREC1
Definitions
n.
The offspring or descendants of a person, animal or plant, taken as a group
子孙，后代（总称）
n.
(figurative) something produced by or descended from an earlier thing
（比喻）衍生物，产物，思想的传承
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedpro- (forth) + gen (to bring forth, give birth) = that which has been 'brought forth' — offspring. A collective noun: 'her progeny' means all her descendants together, not one child. Figuratively, ideas and inventions can be a thinker's progeny.
Root gen still carries 140 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.numerous progeny众多后代
- 2.intellectual progeny思想传人
- 3.progeny of……的产物
Example Sentences
- 1.
The prize bull sired hundreds of progeny over its lifetime.
- 2.
The smartphone is the progeny of decades of computing research.
- 3.
He hoped his progeny would inherit the family farm.