beget
verb [ T ] uk/bɪˈɡet/ us/bɪˈɡet/ begetting | begot or begat | begotten or begot
old use成为…的父亲
to be the father of
In the Bible it says that Adam begat Cain and Abel. 《圣经》中说亚当生了该隐和亚伯。
formal引起，导致
to cause
Poverty begets hunger, and hunger begets crime. 贫穷导致饥饿，而饥饿则导致犯罪。