释义 |
progenitor/prə(ʊ)ˈdʒenitə/n. 1 the ancestor of a person, animal, or plant (人、动物或植物的)祖先 2 a political or intellectual predecessor (政治或学术上的)先驱;先辈 3 the origin of a copy 原书;原本 □ progenitorial /-ˈtɔ:riəl/ adj.□ progenitorship n.[Middle English via Old French progeniteur from Latin progenitor -oris, from progignere progenit- (as PRO-1, gignere ‘beget’)] |