progeny

'prɒdʒәni

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n the immediate descendants of a person

n. 子孙, 后裔, 成果
[医] 后代, 后裔

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progeny 的词根是 gen，表示“生，产生”。前缀 pro- 也有“向前”的意思，因此可以理解为“向前产生的后代”。

例句

1. The scientist studied the progeny of the plants to see how they adapted to the environment.

科学家研究了植物的后代，以观察它们如何适应环境。

2. The couple was excited to welcome their progeny into the world.

这对夫妇很高兴欢迎他们的后代来到这个世界。

3. The author's progeny includes several successful novels and short stories.

这位作者的后代包括几部成功的小说和短篇故事。