beget
/bɪˈget; bɪ`ɡɛt/ v
(-tt-; pt begot/ bɪˈgɔt; bɪ`ɡɑt/ or, in archaic use, 古语拼作 begat/ bɪˈgt; bɪ`ɡæt/, pp begotten/ bɪˈgɔtn; bɪ`ɡɑtn/) [Tn]
1 (arch 古) be the father of (sb) 为（某人）之父
Abraham begat Isaac. 亚伯拉罕生了以撒.
2 (fml or dated 文或旧) cause (sth); result in 产生（某事物）; 导致
War begets misery and ruin. 战争是苦难与毁灭的祸根.