ancestor 详细解释

ancestor

['ænsistə]

n.祖宗, 祖先, 原种

n.[C]

1. 祖宗, 祖先

He is sprung from noble ancestors.

他出身名门。

2. 原型; 先驱

The abacus is the ancestor of the modern computer.

算盘是现代电脑的原型。

3. 【律】被继承人

词形变化

名词复数：ancestors

词义辨析

同义:

n.祖先

forefather  forbear  progenitor  primogenitor  parent  father  elder  procreator

n.先驱

forerunner  precursor  predecessor  originator  prototype  ascendent  antecedent  

同义参见:

original  

反义:

n.祖宗, 祖先

descendant  

英英释义

名词 ancestor:

someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

同义词：ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root

补充

ancestorancestor英:[ˈænsistə] 美:[ˈænˌsɛstɚ]n.1.祖先, 祖宗She has worshipped her ancestor.她已拜过她的祖先。The custom of worshipping ancestors is prevalent among these people.崇拜祖先的风俗在这些人中是普遍的。2.原型, 先驱This machine is the ancestor of the modern computer.这台机器是现代电脑的始祖。

例句

1. our daily lives, so different from those of our ancestors与我们祖先的生活大为不同的我们的日常生活 2. He could trace his ancestors back 700 years.他的祖先可以追溯到700年以前。 3. The direct ancestor of the modern cat was the Kaffir cat of ancient Egypt.现代猫的直系原种是古埃及的卡菲尔猫。 4. The immediate ancestor of rock 'n' roll is rhythm-and-blues.摇滚乐直接源自节奏布鲁斯。 5. Our grandfathers ancestored some of the well-known families in Beijing.我们的祖父辈是北京几家望族的祖先。 6. to get someone ancestored and born查清某人的祖系和出身 7. he could trace his ancestors back to James the First.他可以把先祖追溯到詹姆斯一世。 8. My ancestors settled in this country a hundred years ago.我的祖辈一百年前到这个国家定居。 9. My ancestors came to America during the 1800s.我的祖先19世纪初来到美国。 10. Her ancestors were great sea captains.她的祖上是了不起的航海船长。 11. 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 12. 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。 13. several languages that are derived from a common ancestor几种同源的语言 14. Latin is the ancestor of Italian and French.拉丁语是意大利语和法语的始祖。 15. 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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