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).
雙語例句
1. He was surrounded by his numerous progeny.
眾多的子孫簇擁著他。
來自《權威詞典》
2. Among its many progeny, the 1944 Education Act gave birth to the modern youth service.
在1944年通過的《教育法案》的諸多衍生條款中，就包括了現代青年教育服務。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Davis was never loquacious on the subject of his progeny.
戴維斯說到他的子女時總是寡言少語。
來自辭典例句
4. A major barrier to interspecific hybridization is sterility in the F 1 progeny.
種間雜交的主要障礙是F1代的不育性.
來自辭典例句
5. The progeny resembled one of the other of the parents.