offspring
gb/ˈɔfspɹˌɪŋ/ us/ˈɔfspɹˌɪŋ/
B2
Inglés
gyermek, utód, ivadék, valaminek a szülötte, valaminek a terméke
SUSTANTIVO
B2
FORMAL
1
gyermek
A1
Patrón de uso:
[someone]'s offspring
They have three offspring, all in their twenties now.
Három gyermekük van, és mindannyian már a húszas éveikben járnak.
The royal couple’s offspring were kept out of the spotlight.
A királyi pár gyermekeit távol tartották a nyilvánosságtól.
He left most of his estate to his offspring.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
They have two offspring.
Két gyermekük van.
Her offspring lives abroad.
A gyermeke külföldön él.
Error frecuente:
Offspring is usually treated as a collective noun and is most often unchanged in the plural (not *offsprings* in normal use).
Significado
a person’s child or children
Colocaciones
have offspring
|produce offspring
|raise offspring
|care for offspring
|their offspring
|human offspring
|young offspring
|adult offspring
|biological offspring
|legitimate offspring
Sinónimos
children (More common and informal than offspring.)
|
child (Singular; offspring can refer to one or more.)
|
descendant (Broader; can include later generations.)
Antónimos
parent (A parent is the one who has offspring.)
Temas
family
|relationships
Definición
Someone’s son or daughter (or all their children).
A person’s child or children.
SUSTANTIVO
C1
TECHNICAL
2
Patrón de uso:
[animal/plant]'s offspring
The birds feed their offspring for several weeks after they hatch.
A madarak a kikelés után még több hétig etetik a fiókáikat.
The study tracked how many offspring each pair produced.
A kutatás azt vizsgálta, hogy egy-egy párnak hány utóda született.
Some plants spread by producing offspring through runners.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
The cat protected its offspring.
A macska védte a kölykeit.
The fish laid eggs, and the offspring grew quickly.
A hal ikrákat rakott, és az utódok gyorsan növekedtek.
Error frecuente:
In biology, offspring can be singular or plural depending on context; avoid adding -s unless a style guide specifically uses it.
Significado
young of an animal or plant
Colocaciones
healthy offspring
|viable offspring
|offspring survive
|produce offspring
|offspring number
|offspring population
|offspring traits
|genetic offspring
|male offspring
|female offspring
Sinónimos
young (More general; not as scientific.)
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progeny (Formal/technical, similar meaning.)
Antónimos
parent (A parent organism produces offspring.)
Temas
nature
|biology
|animals
|plants
Definición
Baby animals or new plants produced by a parent.
The young produced by an animal or a plant.
SUSTANTIVO
C1
FORMAL
3
Patrón de uso:
the offspring of [something]
The new app is the offspring of a small student project.
Az új alkalmazás egy kis diákprojekt szülötte.
Her latest novel is the offspring of years of research and travel.
Legújabb regénye évek kutatásának és utazásainak a terméke.
The policy was an offspring of public pressure and political compromise.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
This idea is an offspring of earlier research.
Ez az ötlet korábbi kutatások szülötte.
Error frecuente:
This figurative use is usually formal; in everyday speech, people often say product, result, or spin-off instead.
Significado
a result of something earlier
Colocaciones
the offspring of
|direct offspring
|unlikely offspring
|cultural offspring
|intellectual offspring
|artistic offspring
|offspring of collaboration
|offspring of necessity
Sinónimos
product (More common and less metaphorical.)
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result (Focuses on outcome rather than creation.)
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outgrowth (Emphasizes gradual development; more literary.)
Antónimos
cause (A cause produces an effect; offspring is the produced thing.)
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origin (Origin is the source; offspring is what comes from it.)
Temas
ideas
|writing
|business
|technology
Definición
A thing that comes from something else (an indirect result).
Something that is produced as a result or development of something else.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
offspring
AFI
GB/ˈɔfspɹˌɪŋ/
US/ˈɔfspɹˌɪŋ/
Sílabas y acento
off - spring (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (off)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: offspring
- Plural: offspring, offsprings
Familia de palabras
Forms
offsprings
noun
Core family
child
noun A1
Related words
descendant
noun B2
parent
noun A1
Advanced or less common
progeny
noun
Expresiones
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