off·spring /ˈɔfˌsprɪŋ/
子孫,後代,產物
off·spring /ˈɔfˌsprɪŋ/ 名詞
幼仔,幼苗,幼獸,下一代,後一代,子代,次級粒子,後代
offspring
後代; 支系
offspring
後代
Off·spring n. sing. & pl.
1. The act of production; generation. [Obs.]
2. That which is produced; a child or children; a descendant or descendants, however remote from the stock.
To the gods alone
Our future offspring and our wives are known. --Dryden.
3. Origin; lineage; family. [Obs.]
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offspring
n 1: the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother
of many offspring"; "he died without issue" [syn: progeny,
issue]
2: something that comes into existence as a result;
"industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the
French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this
skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts"
[syn: materialization, materialisation]
3: any immature animal [syn: young]