offspring

子、子孫

動植物が生み出した新しい個体、または人の子供。

やさしい英語で： The young produced by an animal or plant, or the children born to a person.

• The bird feeds its offspring.
• These plants produce offspring with red flowers.
• Both parents protect their offspring from danger.

類義語： young, progeny

反対語： parents

よく使う表現： produce offspring, healthy offspring, protect offspring

子供、子

ある人の息子や娘。

やさしい英語で： A person’s son or daughter.

• He was proud of his offspring.
• Their only offspring now lives abroad.
• Her offspring inherited her love of music.

類義語： child, son or daughter

反対語： parent

よく使う表現： someone’s offspring, adult offspring, only offspring

子孫

ある人から生まれた、後の世代の家族全員。

やさしい英語で： All the people in later generations of a family who come from a particular person.

• His offspring spread across the continent over several generations.
• The family record names her offspring for three centuries.
• Their distant offspring still carry the same family name.

使い方： offspring of someone (They claimed to be the offspring of an ancient king.)

類義語： descendants, progeny

反対語： ancestors

よく使う表現： future offspring, distant offspring, offspring of someone