offspring
gb/ˈɔfspɹˌɪŋ/ us/ˈɔfspɹˌɪŋ/
B2
Engleză
gyermek, utód, ivadék, valaminek a szülötte, valaminek a terméke
SUBSTANTIV
B2
FORMAL
1
gyermek
A1
Tipar de utilizare:
[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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
They have two offspring.
Két gyermekük van.
Her offspring lives abroad.
A gyermeke külföldön él.
Greșeală frecventă:
Offspring is usually treated as a collective noun and is most often unchanged in the plural (not *offsprings* in normal use).
Sens
a person’s child or children
Colocații
have offspring
|produce offspring
|raise offspring
|care for offspring
|their offspring
|human offspring
|young offspring
|adult offspring
|biological offspring
|legitimate offspring
Sinonime
children (More common and informal than offspring.)
|
child (Singular; offspring can refer to one or more.)
|
descendant (Broader; can include later generations.)
Antonime
parent (A parent is the one who has offspring.)
Teme
family
|relationships
Definiție
Someone’s son or daughter (or all their children).
A person’s child or children.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
TECHNICAL
2
Tipar de utilizare:
[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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
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.
Greșeală frecventă:
In biology, offspring can be singular or plural depending on context; avoid adding -s unless a style guide specifically uses it.
Sens
young of an animal or plant
Colocații
healthy offspring
|viable offspring
|offspring survive
|produce offspring
|offspring number
|offspring population
|offspring traits
|genetic offspring
|male offspring
|female offspring
Sinonime
young (More general; not as scientific.)
|
progeny (Formal/technical, similar meaning.)
Antonime
parent (A parent organism produces offspring.)
Teme
nature
|biology
|animals
|plants
Definiție
Baby animals or new plants produced by a parent.
The young produced by an animal or a plant.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
FORMAL
3
Tipar de utilizare:
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
This idea is an offspring of earlier research.
Ez az ötlet korábbi kutatások szülötte.
Greșeală frecventă:
This figurative use is usually formal; in everyday speech, people often say product, result, or spin-off instead.
Sens
a result of something earlier
Colocații
the offspring of
|direct offspring
|unlikely offspring
|cultural offspring
|intellectual offspring
|artistic offspring
|offspring of collaboration
|offspring of necessity
Sinonime
product (More common and less metaphorical.)
|
result (Focuses on outcome rather than creation.)
|
outgrowth (Emphasizes gradual development; more literary.)
Antonime
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.)
Teme
ideas
|writing
|business
|technology
Definiție
A thing that comes from something else (an indirect result).
Something that is produced as a result or development of something else.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
offspring
IPA
GB/ˈɔfspɹˌɪŋ/
US/ˈɔfspɹˌɪŋ/
Silabe și accent
off - spring (2 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (off)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: offspring
- Plural: offspring, offsprings
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
offsprings
noun
Core family
child
noun A1
Related words
descendant
noun B2
parent
noun A1
Advanced or less common
progeny
noun
Expresii
Nu există încă expresii asociate acestei intrări.