beget (begetting; past begot ;past participle begotten ) [with obj.](poetic/literary)(诗/文)
(typically of a man, also of a man and a woman) bring (a child) into existence by the process of reproduction (通常指男性,亦指男女双方)生孩子 they hoped that the King might beget an heir by his new queen. 他们希望国王与新王后能生下一名王位继承者。
cause; bring about 产生,引起,招致 killings beget more killings. 残杀只会引起更多的残杀。
派生 begetter noun 语源
Old English begietan 'get, obtain by effort' (see be-, get)