英语词汇ancestor怎么读，是什么意思，单词翻译、读音、固定搭配用法和短语词组及例句-英汉双解词典

ancestor /ˈænˌsɛstɚ/ noun

plural ancestors

ancestor

/ˈænˌsɛstɚ/

noun

plural ancestors

Learner's definition of ANCESTOR

[count]

: a person who was in someone's family in past times : one of the people from whom a person is descended祖先；祖宗

My ancestors came to America during the 1800s.我的祖先19世纪初来到美国。
Her ancestors were great sea captains.她的祖上是了不起的航海船长。

: an animal in the past from which a modern animal developed（动物的）原种

an ancient animal that was the ancestor of the modern horse作为现代马的原种的一种古代动物

: something in the past from which something else has developed原型；雏形

The museum included an exhibit showing ancestors of the modern computer.博物馆的展览包括现代计算机原型的展示。
several languages that are derived from a common ancestor几种同源的语言
Latin is the ancestor of Italian and French.拉丁语是意大利语和法语的始祖。

— ancestral

/ænˈsɛstrəl/ adjective

We returned to our ancestral home [=the home of our ancestors] after many years.多年以后我们回到了祖居。

单词	ancestor
释义	ancestor 1 ENTRIES FOUND: ancestor (noun) ancestor /ˈænˌsɛstɚ/ noun plural ancestors ancestor /ˈænˌsɛstɚ/ noun plural ancestors Learner's definition of ANCESTOR [count] 1 : a person who was in someone's family in past times : one of the people from whom a person is descended祖先；祖宗 My ancestors came to America during the 1800s.我的祖先19世纪初来到美国。 Her ancestors were great sea captains.她的祖上是了不起的航海船长。 2 : an animal in the past from which a modern animal developed（动物的）原种 an ancient animal that was the ancestor of the modern horse作为现代马的原种的一种古代动物 3 : something in the past from which something else has developed原型；雏形 The museum included an exhibit showing ancestors of the modern computer.博物馆的展览包括现代计算机原型的展示。 several languages that are derived from a common ancestor几种同源的语言 Latin is the ancestor of Italian and French.拉丁语是意大利语和法语的始祖。 — ancestral /ænˈsɛstrəl/ adjective We returned to our ancestral home [=the home of our ancestors] after many years.多年以后我们回到了祖居。
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