offspring
gb/ˈɔfspɹˌɪŋ/ us/ˈɔfspɹˌɪŋ/
B2
Angielski
gyermek, utód, ivadék, valaminek a szülötte, valaminek a terméke
RZECZOWNIK
B2
FORMAL
1
gyermek
A1
Schemat użycia:
[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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
They have two offspring.
Két gyermekük van.
Her offspring lives abroad.
A gyermeke külföldön él.
Częsty błąd:
Offspring is usually treated as a collective noun and is most often unchanged in the plural (not *offsprings* in normal use).
Znaczenie
a person’s child or children
Kolokacje
have offspring
|produce offspring
|raise offspring
|care for offspring
|their offspring
|human offspring
|young offspring
|adult offspring
|biological offspring
|legitimate offspring
Synonimy
children (More common and informal than offspring.)
|
child (Singular; offspring can refer to one or more.)
|
descendant (Broader; can include later generations.)
Antonimy
parent (A parent is the one who has offspring.)
Tematy
family
|relationships
Definicja
Someone’s son or daughter (or all their children).
A person’s child or children.
RZECZOWNIK
C1
TECHNICAL
2
Schemat użycia:
[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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
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.
Częsty błąd:
In biology, offspring can be singular or plural depending on context; avoid adding -s unless a style guide specifically uses it.
Znaczenie
young of an animal or plant
Kolokacje
healthy offspring
|viable offspring
|offspring survive
|produce offspring
|offspring number
|offspring population
|offspring traits
|genetic offspring
|male offspring
|female offspring
Synonimy
young (More general; not as scientific.)
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progeny (Formal/technical, similar meaning.)
Antonimy
parent (A parent organism produces offspring.)
Tematy
nature
|biology
|animals
|plants
Definicja
Baby animals or new plants produced by a parent.
The young produced by an animal or a plant.
RZECZOWNIK
C1
FORMAL
3
Schemat użycia:
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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
This idea is an offspring of earlier research.
Ez az ötlet korábbi kutatások szülötte.
Częsty błąd:
This figurative use is usually formal; in everyday speech, people often say product, result, or spin-off instead.
Znaczenie
a result of something earlier
Kolokacje
the offspring of
|direct offspring
|unlikely offspring
|cultural offspring
|intellectual offspring
|artistic offspring
|offspring of collaboration
|offspring of necessity
Synonimy
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.)
Antonimy
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.)
Tematy
ideas
|writing
|business
|technology
Definicja
A thing that comes from something else (an indirect result).
Something that is produced as a result or development of something else.
Gramatyka
Forma słownikowa
offspring
IPA
GB/ˈɔfspɹˌɪŋ/
US/ˈɔfspɹˌɪŋ/
Sylaby i akcent
off - spring (2 sylaby)
Stress on 1st syllable (off)
Formy wyrazu
Noun
- Base: offspring
- Plural: offspring, offsprings
Rodzina wyrazów
Forms
offsprings
noun
Core family
child
noun A1
Related words
descendant
noun B2
parent
noun A1
Advanced or less common
progeny
noun
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