generation

n.
1. ability to generate,issue,progeny 生育能力，后嗣，子孙。
△2H.IV.4.2.48: “And heir from heir shall holdthis quarrel up / Whiles England shall have genera-tion.”(a prophecy of the Wars of the Roses) 只要英格兰有子孙后代，这一场斗争就要一代接一代地进行下去。
2. kinsmen,one’s own flesh and blood,offspring,children亲属，亲骨肉，后代，子女。
△Lr.1.1.118(116):“The barbarous Scythian,/ Or he that makes his gen-eration messes / To gorge his appetite，”(he: any can-nibal)野蛮的西徐亚人，或者把自己亲生骨肉当做菜肴来解馋的食人生番。