膝下 meaning in English
[旧时用语]
1.(儿女) children
2.(给父母或祖父母写信时用语) (in letters) address to one's parents
Examples
- Education commences at the mother's knee .
教育始于母亲膝下。 - For a long time i was their only care .
有好长一段时间，我是他们膝下唯一的小宝贝。 - Their daughters had been seduced from their protection .
他们膝下的女儿给人勾引上了。 - One of the many sadnesses in his life was that he never had children .
他一生中的一大憾事就是膝下犹虚。 - She falls down on her knees, and entreats him to restore her to the mountains .
她双膝下跪，哀求他放她回到故乡山里去。