early 14c., from Old French progenie (13c.) and directly from Latin progenies "descendants, offspring, lineage, race, family," from stem of progignere "beget," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + gignere "to produce, beget" (see genus).
中文解释
progenitor祖先。 progeny后代。
实用例句
1. He was surrounded by his numerous progeny.
众多的子孙簇拥着他。
来自《权威词典》
2. Among its many progeny, the 1944 Education Act gave birth to the modern youth service.
在1944年通过的《教育法案》的诸多衍生条款中，就包括了现代青年教育服务。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Davis was never loquacious on the subject of his progeny.
戴维斯说到他的子女时总是寡言少语。
来自辞典例句
4. A major barrier to interspecific hybridization is sterility in the F 1 progeny.
种间杂交的主要障碍是F1代的不育性.
来自辞典例句
5. The progeny resembled one of the other of the parents.