generations
翻译
几代人, 世世代代
例句
The story was passed down through generations.
这个故事代代相传。
Generations of farmers have worked this land.
世世代代的农民都在这片土地上耕作。
语法模式
((generations)) ((of sb.)) 几代的(人) Generations of the same family have lived here.
((for generations)) 世世代代地 That tradition has been passed down for generations.
近义词
同义词:eras, ages
词源
“generation”的复数形式,源自拉丁语“generare”(产生)。
记忆技巧
词尾的“-s”表示不止一代人,而是随着时间推移的多个群体。