scion
US /ˈsaɪ.ən/
UK /ˈsaɪ.ən/
名词
1.
后裔, 子孙
a descendant of a notable family
示例:
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He is a scion of a wealthy industrial family.
他是一个富裕工业家族的后裔。
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The young scion was expected to take over the family business.
这位年轻的后裔有望接管家族企业。
2.
接穗, 嫩枝
a detached shoot or twig of a plant, especially one used for grafting
示例:
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The gardener carefully grafted the apple scion onto the rootstock.
园丁小心翼翼地将苹果接穗嫁接到砧木上。
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New plants can be grown from a healthy scion.
新植物可以从健康的接穗中生长出来。