| 单词 | ancestor |
| 释义 | ancestor nounadjective | verb + ancestor adjective➤direct直系祖先◆the builder of the house was a direct ancestor of the present owner.建造这幢房子的人就是它现在主人的一位直系祖先。➤immediate直接祖先▸➤ancient, distant, early, remote远古时期的祖先；远祖；早期的祖先◆a distant ancestor of mine我的一位远祖◆our earliest ancestors lived in a world fraught with danger.我们最早的祖先生活在一个充满危险的世界里。➤common共同的祖先◆the two species share a common ancestor.这两个物种有一个共同的祖先。➤ape-like, human像猿的／人类的祖先▸➤illustrious杰出的祖先◆the romans built these monuments to glorify their illustrious ancestors.罗马人修建这些纪念碑来颂扬他们杰出的祖先。➤literary, spiritual, etc. (figurative) 文学、精神等先驱◆he claims as his literary ancestors such giants as henry james and william faulkner.他将亨利・詹姆斯和威廉・福克纳等文学巨匠称作自己的先驱。verb + ancestor➤be descended from, have, share为⋯的后裔；有祖先；拥有共同的祖先◆a lot of the people there are descended from a common ancestor.那里的很多人都是同一祖先的后代。➤trace (especially bre) 追溯祖先◆he can trace his ancestors back to the reign of elizabeth i.他的祖先可以追溯到伊丽莎白一世统治时期。➤honour/honor尊重祖先◆they honour / honor their ancestors and believe in the spirits of nature.他们尊重先辈，信仰自然神灵。ancestor/ˈænsestə(r) ||; ˈænsɛstɚ/noun [c] a person in your family who lived a long time before you 祖先: ◇my ancestors settled in this country a hundred years ago. 我的祖辈一百年前到这个国家定居。 ☞look at descendant. 参看 descendant。 [syn] forebear 同义词为 forebear➔ancestral /ænˈsestrəl ||; ænˈsɛstrəl/ adj her ancestral home(= that had belonged to her ancestors) 她的祖居ancestorsee ⇨ family 6 an·ces·tor /`ænsɛstə; ˈænsestə/n [c]a member of your family who lived a long time ago, before your grandparents 祖先，祖宗:◇his ancestors came from italy. 他的祖先来自意大利。→ compare 比较 descendant |
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