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单词 ancestor
释义
ancestor
ænsestəʳ ˈænsɛstə ˈænˌsɛstər ˈænsəstər ˈænsɪstər
Word forms: plural ancestors
1 N-COUNT [usually plural, with poss] 祖宗;祖先 Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended. 祖宗;祖先
  • ...our daily lives, so different from those of our ancestors.

    与我们祖先的生活有着天壤之别的我们的日常生活

  • He could trace his ancestors back seven hundred years.

    他的先祖可以上溯到700年前。

SYN forefather, predecessor, precursor, forerunner
2 N-COUNT 原种;原型 An ancestor of something modern is an earlier thing from which it developed. 原种;原型
  • The direct ancestor of the modern cat was the Kaffir cat of ancient Egypt. [+ of]

    现代猫的直系原种是古埃及的卡菲尔猫。

  • The immediate ancestor of rock 'n' roll is rhythm-and-blues.

    摇滚乐直接源自节奏布鲁斯。

SYN forerunner, predecessor, prototype, precursor
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