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ancestor

[英] [ˈænsistə] [美] [ˈænˌsɛstɚ] 生词本

n. 祖先，祖宗；被继承人；原型；（动物的）原种，先祖

复数： ancestors

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1. N-COUNT 祖宗;祖先 Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended.

...our daily lives, so different from those of our ancestors...

与我们祖先的生活有着天壤之别的我们的日常生活
He could trace his ancestors back seven hundred years.

他的先祖可以上溯到700年前。

2. N-COUNT 原种；原型 An ancestor of something modern is an earlier thing from which it developed.

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。
The immediate ancestor of rock 'n' roll is rhythm-and-blues.

摇滚乐直接源自节奏布鲁斯。

Noun

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

synonym： ascendant，ascendent，antecedent，root
antonym： descendant，descendent

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1. Man was evolved from an ancestor that was probably arboreal.: 人大概是从住在树上的祖先进化而来的。

2. She has worshipped her ancestor.: 她已拜过她的祖先。

3. The builder of the manor house is a direct ancestor of the present owner.: 建造这幢庄园的人就是它现在主人的一个直系祖先。

4. This machine is the ancestor of the modern computer.: 这台机器是现代电脑的始祖。