Scion
['saɪən]
解释:
(n.) A shoot or sprout of a plant; a sucker.
(n.) A piece of a slender branch or twig cut for grafting.
(n.) Hence, a descendant; an heir; as, a scion of a royal stock.
编辑:汤姆
同义词及近义词:
n. Sprout, shoot, twig, branch, cion, graft.
手打:凯西
同义词及反义词:
SYN:Slip, offshoot, cadet, branch, child
ANT:Stem, stock, parent, root
录入:露西
解释:
n. a cutting or twig for grafting: a young member of a family: a descendant.
编辑:曼纽尔
例句:
- I prayed them to save even from himself this scion of the noblest family in England. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- I believe I have a rascal of that kind at home, said the learned, ugly scion of nobility, with disgusting affectation. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
- He was a young prince, the scion of a proud house that traced its lineage back to the grand old days of Rome well nigh two thousand years ago. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- He appeared at one time a mere scion of the evil principle, and at another as all that can be conceived of noble and godlike. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
- This the younger scions know and feel, and at heart they all rebel against the injustice. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
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