ancestor

英['ænsestə(r)] 美['ænsestər]
  • n. 祖宗；祖先；原种
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详细释义

    n. (名词)
    1. 祖宗，祖先
    2. 原型；前身；先驱；始祖；前辈
    3. 【律】被继承人
    4. 【生】先祖，原种
    5. 动物的祖先，动物品种的原型（后来的品种由此进化而来）
    n. (名词)
    1. [C]祖先,祖宗 any of the people from whom sb is descended, especially those more remote than his grandparents; forefather
    2. [C]原型; 先驱 early form of a machine or structure which later became more developed; forerunner

英英释义

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

双语例句

1. Her Chinese friends referred to the Empress as their venerable ancestor.
她的中国朋友们说这位女皇是他们值得敬仰的祖先。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The immediate ancestor of rock "n" roll is rhythm-and-blues.
摇滚乐直接源自节奏布鲁斯。

来自柯林斯例句

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

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. 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.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. She has worshipped her ancestor.
她已拜过她的祖先.

来自《简明英汉词典》

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. During the festival the investor investigated his ancestor.
      节日期间投资者调查了他的祖宗。
    2. They said their ancestor was a famous hunter and a crack hunter.
      他们说他们的祖宗是个有名的猎人，也是个神枪手。
    3. People who share an ancestor are called relatives.
      有同一个祖先的叫做亲戚。
    4. She has worshipped her ancestor.
      她已拜过她的祖先。
    5. One of my ancestors was a great scholar.
      我的祖先当中有一位是伟大的学者。
    6. The abacus is the ancestor of the modern computer.
      算盘是现代电脑的原型。
    7. The three species evolved from a single ancestor.
      这三种生物从同一原种进化而来。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. She has worshiped her ancestor.
      她已拜过她的祖先。
    2. This machine is the ancestor of the modern computer.
      这台机器是现代电脑的始祖。

用法讲解

n. (名词)
  1. ancestor的基本意思是“祖先,祖宗”,是阳性可数名词,与其对应的阴性名词为ancestress［' nsestrIs］ (女祖先); 引申可作“原型,先驱”解。
  2. ancestor表示“…是…的祖先”时,须用介词to。
用作名词 (n.)
形容词+～ 名词+～ ～+名词

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