all the people who will live in the future 后代;后裔;子孙;后世 Their music has been preserved for posterity. 他们的音乐已为后世保存起来。 Posterity will remember him as a great man. 后人将会记住他是个伟人。 It remains to be seen how posterity will judge her actions. 后人将如何评价她的行为还有待观察。 The scene was captured for posterity by the camera of Lord Snowdon. 斯诺登勋爵的相机为后人拍摄了这一场景。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French posterite, from Latin posteritas, from posterus ‘following’.