offspring
gb/ˈɔfspɹˌɪŋ/ us/ˈɔfspɹˌɪŋ/
B2
Англійська
gyermek, utód, ivadék, valaminek a szülötte, valaminek a terméke
ІМЕННИК
B2
FORMAL
1
gyermek
A1
Модель уживання:
[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.
Навчальні приклади
They have two offspring.
Két gyermekük van.
Her offspring lives abroad.
A gyermeke külföldön él.
Поширена помилка:
Offspring is usually treated as a collective noun and is most often unchanged in the plural (not *offsprings* in normal use).
Значення
a person’s child or children
Словосполучення
have offspring
|produce offspring
|raise offspring
|care for offspring
|their offspring
|human offspring
|young offspring
|adult offspring
|biological offspring
|legitimate offspring
Синоніми
children (More common and informal than offspring.)
|
child (Singular; offspring can refer to one or more.)
|
descendant (Broader; can include later generations.)
Антоніми
parent (A parent is the one who has offspring.)
Теми
family
|relationships
Визначення
Someone’s son or daughter (or all their children).
A person’s child or children.
ІМЕННИК
C1
TECHNICAL
2
Модель уживання:
[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.
Навчальні приклади
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.
Поширена помилка:
In biology, offspring can be singular or plural depending on context; avoid adding -s unless a style guide specifically uses it.
Значення
young of an animal or plant
Словосполучення
healthy offspring
|viable offspring
|offspring survive
|produce offspring
|offspring number
|offspring population
|offspring traits
|genetic offspring
|male offspring
|female offspring
Синоніми
young (More general; not as scientific.)
|
progeny (Formal/technical, similar meaning.)
Антоніми
parent (A parent organism produces offspring.)
Теми
nature
|biology
|animals
|plants
Визначення
Baby animals or new plants produced by a parent.
The young produced by an animal or a plant.
ІМЕННИК
C1
FORMAL
3
Модель уживання:
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.
Навчальні приклади
This idea is an offspring of earlier research.
Ez az ötlet korábbi kutatások szülötte.
Поширена помилка:
This figurative use is usually formal; in everyday speech, people often say product, result, or spin-off instead.
Значення
a result of something earlier
Словосполучення
the offspring of
|direct offspring
|unlikely offspring
|cultural offspring
|intellectual offspring
|artistic offspring
|offspring of collaboration
|offspring of necessity
Синоніми
product (More common and less metaphorical.)
|
result (Focuses on outcome rather than creation.)
|
outgrowth (Emphasizes gradual development; more literary.)
Антоніми
cause (A cause produces an effect; offspring is the produced thing.)
|
origin (Origin is the source; offspring is what comes from it.)
Теми
ideas
|writing
|business
|technology
Визначення
A thing that comes from something else (an indirect result).
Something that is produced as a result or development of something else.
Граматика
Словникова форма
offspring
IPA
GB/ˈɔfspɹˌɪŋ/
US/ˈɔfspɹˌɪŋ/
Склади й наголос
off - spring (2 склади)
Stress on 1st syllable (off)
Форми слова
Noun
- Base: offspring
- Plural: offspring, offsprings
Споріднені слова
Forms
offsprings
noun
Core family
child
noun A1
Related words
descendant
noun B2
parent
noun A1
Advanced or less common
progeny
noun
Вирази
Для цієї словникової статті ще немає пов’язаних виразів.