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posterity
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Learner's definition of POSTERITY
[noncount] formal
: people in the future后代；后世；子孙
- Posterity will remember her as a woman of courage and integrity.后人将会记住她是个勇敢正直的人。
- A record of the events was preserved for posterity.有关这些事件的记录已为后世保存起来。
- The truth about what happened will be known/lost to posterity.事情的真相会/不会被后人所知。
posterity
noun
pos·ter·i·ty pä-ˈster-ə-tē 
Example Sentences
Her broad aim is to reconcile the image of Johnson—the clubbable man, loved by posterity as well as by his contemporaries—and the man racked by disease and tormented by his fear of madness. 
Frank Kermode, New York Review of Books, 22 June 2006 Posterity looks for hooks to hang old reputations on … John Updike, New York Review of Books, 15 July 2004 The restructuring of the New York Yankees began five days after that broken-bat bloop by Luis Gonzalez parachuted to posterity behind second base, clinching the World Series for the Arizona Diamondbacks and breaking the Yankees' run of three titles. Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated, 24-31 Dec. 2001 It was puzzling to own trees—they were not owned the way a business is owned or even a house is owned. If anything, they were held in trust. In trust. Yes, for all of posterity, beginning with Merry and her kids. Philip Roth, American Pastoral, 1997 Posterity will remember her as a woman of courage and integrity. A record of the events was preserved for posterity. The truth about what happened will be known to posterity. See More
Frank Kermode, New York Review of Books, 22 June 2006 Posterity looks for hooks to hang old reputations on … John Updike, New York Review of Books, 15 July 2004 The restructuring of the New York Yankees began five days after that broken-bat bloop by Luis Gonzalez parachuted to posterity behind second base, clinching the World Series for the Arizona Diamondbacks and breaking the Yankees' run of three titles. Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated, 24-31 Dec. 2001 It was puzzling to own trees—they were not owned the way a business is owned or even a house is owned. If anything, they were held in trust. In trust. Yes, for all of posterity, beginning with Merry and her kids. Philip Roth, American Pastoral, 1997 Posterity will remember her as a woman of courage and integrity. A record of the events was preserved for posterity. The truth about what happened will be known to posterity. See More Recent Examples on the Web Instead of keeping their majesty and preserving them for posterity and nature. Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 31 Aug. 2022 But posterity may be even harshest toward the glacial recognition at Fed headquarters that action was warranted in mid-to-late 2021. William Pesek, Forbes, 22 June 2022 There may well have been others before him, but the lack of documentation keeps them hidden from posterity. David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Feb. 2022 This was his third 20-rebound game of the season, raised his nation-leading average to 15.5 per game, and forced Calipari to weigh whether posterity was worth piling on. Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2021 But now posterity has repaid Olivier — one of the few true theatrical legends of the 20th century — with the latest politically correct race hoax. Armond White, National Review, 20 Oct. 2021 Out of a hundred and forty-nine comments, one or two urged Michelle not to sell the games and to preserve them for posterity instead. Bijan Stephen, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2022 The question of the defensive staff’s arrangement on game days is not merely for posterity. Nathan Baird, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2022 But first, Burlington residents convinced the new owners to build a wall in front of the mural to preserve it for posterity. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Aug. 2022 See More
Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 31 Aug. 2022 But posterity may be even harshest toward the glacial recognition at Fed headquarters that action was warranted in mid-to-late 2021. William Pesek, Forbes, 22 June 2022 There may well have been others before him, but the lack of documentation keeps them hidden from posterity. David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Feb. 2022 This was his third 20-rebound game of the season, raised his nation-leading average to 15.5 per game, and forced Calipari to weigh whether posterity was worth piling on. Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2021 But now posterity has repaid Olivier — one of the few true theatrical legends of the 20th century — with the latest politically correct race hoax. Armond White, National Review, 20 Oct. 2021 Out of a hundred and forty-nine comments, one or two urged Michelle not to sell the games and to preserve them for posterity instead. Bijan Stephen, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2022 The question of the defensive staff’s arrangement on game days is not merely for posterity. Nathan Baird, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2022 But first, Burlington residents convinced the new owners to build a wall in front of the mural to preserve it for posterity. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English posterite, from Anglo-French pusterité, from Latin posteritat-, posteritas, from posterus coming after
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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