scion
US /ˈsaɪ.ən/
UK /ˈsaɪ.ən/
名詞
1.
後裔, 子孫
a descendant of a notable family
範例:
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He is a scion of a wealthy industrial family.
他是一個富裕工業家族的後裔。
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The young scion was expected to take over the family business.
這位年輕的後裔有望接管家族企業。
2.
接穗, 嫩枝
a detached shoot or twig of a plant, especially one used for grafting
範例:
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The gardener carefully grafted the apple scion onto the rootstock.
園丁小心翼翼地將蘋果接穗嫁接到砧木上。
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New plants can be grown from a healthy scion.
新植物可以從健康的接穗中生長出來。