ancestry /ˈænˌsɛstri/ noun plural ancestries
plural ancestries
Learner's definition of ANCESTRY
: a person's ancestors : the people who were in your family in past times祖先；祖宗 [noncount]
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They claim to be of noble ancestry.他们声称有着贵族血统。
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an Englishman of German ancestry = an Englishman who is German by ancestry德国血统的英国人
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a person of unknown ancestry祖籍不明的人
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She claims to be able to trace her ancestry all the way back to the earliest settlers.她声称她的家世可追溯至最早的移民。
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