| 单词 | ancestor |
| 释义 | an·ces·torBrE /ˈænsestə(r)/ NAmE /ˈænsestər/ noun a person in your family who lived a long time ago 祖宗；祖先SYN forebear◆ His ancestors had come to America from Ireland . 他的祖先从爱尔兰来到美国。ancestor , branch , descent , dynasty , family tree , genealogy , generation , inherit , trace an animal that lived in the past which a modern animal has developed from （动物的）原始种型◆ a reptile that was the common ancestor of lizards and turtles 作为蜥蜴和龟的共同原种的一种爬行动物an early form of a machine which later became more developed （机器的）原型SYN forerunner◆ The ancestor of the modern bicycle was called a penny -farthing . 现代自行车的原型称作 penny-farthing（一种前轮大后轮小的自行车）。 ➡ compare descendant▸ an·ces·tralBrE /ænˈsestrəl/ NAmE /ænˈsestrəl/ adjective ◆ her ancestral home (= that had belonged to her ancestors )她的祖居 |
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