genealogy
/ˌdʒiːnɪˈælədʒɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1- a line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor系谱; 家谱; 宗谱：
the genealogies of the kings of Mercia.
麦西亚国王的系谱。
1.1
- mass noun the study and tracing of lines of descent系谱学; 家谱学; 宗谱学。
1.2
- a plant's or animal's line of evolutionary development from earlier forms（动植物的）系, 系统。
派生词
genealogist
noungenealogize
（亦作 -ise）verb词源
Middle English: via Old French and late Latin from Greek genealogia, from genea 'race, generation' + -logia （see -LOGY）.