posterity
gb/pɑstˈɛɹəti/ us/pɑstˈɛɹəti/
C1
Engleză
~ 6300
utókor, leszármazott, utód
SUBSTANTIV
C1
FORMAL
1
utókor
C1
Tipar de utilizare:
for posterity
Many artists hope their work will be appreciated by posterity.
Sok művész reméli, hogy műveit az utókor értékelni fogja.
These interviews are being filmed for posterity, so future scholars can study them.
Ezeket az interjúkat az utókor számára rögzítik, hogy a jövő kutatói tanulmányozhassák őket.
The constitution was written with an eye to posterity as well as the present.
Posterity will judge whether their decisions were wise or foolish.
She kept detailed diaries for posterity, imagining her great‑grandchildren reading them one day.
Exemple pentru cursanți
We took a family photo for posterity.
Családi fényképet készítettünk az utókor számára.
Scientists keep careful notes for posterity.
A tudósok gondos jegyzeteket készítenek az utókor számára.
Posterity may see this law as a big mistake.
They built the museum for posterity, not just for tourists today.
He saved the letters for posterity so people in the future could read them.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners often confuse "posterity" with "prosperity." "Posterity" means future people; "prosperity" means wealth and success. Another mistake is to use an article incorrectly, e.g. *"for the posterity"* instead of the fixed phrase "for posterity."
Sens
all future generations of people
Colocații
for posterity
|record for posterity
|preserve for posterity
|save for posterity
|be judged by posterity
|remembered by posterity
Sinonime
future generations (More everyday and explicit; less formal and shorter-term in feeling than "posterity.")
|
later generations (Similar meaning but slightly less grand or historical in tone than "posterity.")
Antonime
ancestors (Refers to people from past generations, the temporal opposite of people in the future.)
Teme
time
|history
|society
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
All people who will live in the future, especially when we think about how they will remember or use what we do now.
All future generations of people considered as a group, especially when thinking about how they will view or benefit from what is done today.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
FORMAL
2
leszármazott
B2
utód
B2
Tipar de utilizare:
the posterity of [someone]
He invested wisely so that his posterity would never know poverty.
Bölcsen fektette be a pénzét, hogy leszármazottai soha ne ismerjék meg a szegénységet.
The estate was entailed to ensure it remained in the hands of his posterity.
A birtokot úgy rendelték öröklődni, hogy az a leszármazottai kezében maradjon.
They believed it was their duty to protect the land for their posterity.
In his will, he expressed the hope that his posterity would live in peace.
The title passed to his posterity, who still hold it today.
Exemple pentru cursanți
He worked hard to leave a good life for his posterity.
Keményen dolgozott, hogy jó életet biztosítson a leszármazottainak.
The king wanted his posterity to stay in power.
A király azt akarta, hogy utódai hatalmon maradjanak.
She planted trees for her posterity to enjoy.
The farm will go to his posterity after he dies.
They saved money for their posterity, not for themselves.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes use "posterity" when they only mean "children." "Posterity" usually includes all future descendants, not only the immediate children. Also, learners may say *"a posterity"* about one child, which is incorrect; "posterity" refers to the whole line of future descendants and is used without an article in this sense.
Sens
all descendants of one person
Colocații
[someone]'s posterity
|the posterity of [someone]
|for his posterity
|secured for their posterity
|benefit his posterity
Sinonime
descendants (Very close in meaning; more common and less formal, without the strong long-term or historical tone of "posterity.")
|
offspring (Focuses more on children and direct biological line, and can sound more biological or casual than "posterity.")
Antonime
forefathers (Refers to the earlier generations in a family line, the opposite direction in time from one's posterity.)
Teme
family
|society
|history
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
All the people who will be born from one person or family in the future.
All the descendants of a particular person, family, or group, considered as a continuing line into the future.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
posterity
IPA
GB/pɑstˈɛɹəti/
US/pɑstˈɛɹəti/
Silabe și accent
pos - ter - ity (3 silabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ter)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: posterity
- Plural: posterities, posterity
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
posterities
noun
Related words
Advanced or less common
posterior
adjective
Expresii
be judged by posterity
1/bˈi d͡ʒˈʌd͡ʒd bˈaɪ pɑstˈɛɹəti/
fixed phrase
formal
evaluated by people in the future
To have your actions or decisions considered as good or bad by people who will live in the future.
Exemple
- Their leadership will be judged by posterity, not just by today’s voters.
- He believed that his controversial choices would be judged kindly by posterity.
for posterity
1/fɚ pɑstˈɛɹəti/
fixed phrase
so future people can know it
To keep, save, or record something so that people in the future will be able to see it or remember it.
Exemple
- They took a formal wedding photo for posterity.
- The speech was recorded for posterity and stored in the national archive.
- I’m writing down our family stories for posterity.
leave to posterity
1/lˈiv tə pɑstˈɛɹəti/
fixed phrase
formal
pass something on to future people
To cause something (such as an idea, work, or world condition) to exist for people who will live in the future.
Exemple
- He hoped to leave a cleaner planet to posterity.
- What kind of society do we want to leave to posterity?
preserve for posterity
1/pɹɪzˈɚv fɚ pɑstˈɛɹəti/
fixed phrase
formal
keep something safe for future people
To protect and keep something in good condition so that people in the future will still have it.
Exemple
- The castle is being preserved for posterity as a historical monument.
- We must preserve these rare books for posterity.
record for posterity
1/ɹˈɛkɚd fɚ pɑstˈɛɹəti/
fixed phrase
document something for future people
To write down, film, or otherwise document something so that people in the future can see or study it.
Exemple
- The ceremony was recorded for posterity by several news crews.
- She kept a diary to record her experiences for posterity.
save for posterity
1/sˈeɪv fɚ pɑstˈɛɹəti/
fixed phrase
keep something for future people
To keep something and not throw it away or destroy it, so that people in the future can see or use it.
Exemple
- The letters were saved for posterity in a wooden box.
- We should save examples of today’s technology for posterity.