forefather 详细解释

forefather

['fɔ:.fɑ:ðə]

n. 祖先, 先辈

n.

祖先, 祖宗; 前辈[P1]

One of his forefathers emigrated to Australia.

他的一位祖先移居澳洲。

Joe wants to visit the Pacific Island where his forefathers had lived.

乔想去访问祖辈住过的那个太平洋岛屿。

词形变化

名词复数:forefathers

词义辨析

同义:

n.祖先, 祖宗; 前辈

ancestor  predecessor  forebear  progenitor  

同义参见:

parent  

反义:

n.祖先; 前辈

descendant  

英英释义

名词 forefather:

the founder of a family

同义词:father, sire

person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group

补充

forefatherforefather英:[ˈfɔ:ˌfɑ:ðə] 美:[ˈfɔrˌfɑðɚ, ˈfor-]n.1.祖先, 祖宗

例句

1. the forefathers of modern British socialism.现代英国社会主义运动的先驱。 2. The town is named after one of his forefathers.这个小镇是以他的一位祖先命名的。 3. our country's forefathers我们国家的先驱们