progenitor 详细解释

progenitor

[prəu'dʒenitə]

n.祖先, 先驱

n.[C][(+of)]

1. (人、动植物的)祖先

2. 前辈, 先驱, 始祖

Schoenberg was a progenitor of modern music.

勋伯格是一位现代音乐的先驱。

3. (文件的)原本, 正本

词形变化

名词复数：progenitors

词义辨析

同义参见:

ancestor  forefather  parent  

反义:

n.祖先; 先驱

progeny  

英英释义

名词 progenitor:

an ancestor in the direct line

同义词：primogenitor

补充

progenitorprogenitor英:[prəuˈdʒenitə] 美:[proˈdʒɛnɪtɚ]n.1.祖先2.先驱, 前辈3.原本, 正本

例句

1. He was also a progenitor of seven presidents of Nicaragua.他还是七位尼加拉瓜总统的先祖。 2. Clive Sinclair, progenitor of the C5 electric carC5电动汽车的发明者克莱夫•辛克莱 3. his sons and daughters were the progenitors of many of Scotland's leading noble families.他的子女是苏格兰许多显赫贵族家庭的祖先。 4. the progenitor of modern jazz.现代爵士乐的始祖。 5. the progenitors of modern art现代艺术的先驱们 6. a mechanical progenitor [=precursor] of the modern computer现代计算机的机械前身 7. wild cats that were the progenitors of the house cat作为家猫祖先的野猫

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