| 单词 | ancestry |
| 释义 | ancestry nounadjective | verb + ancestry | ancestry + verb | phrases adjective➤common, shared共同的祖先◆the two species have developed from a common ancestry.这两个物种源自同一个祖先。➤african, japanese, etc.非洲人、日本人等的祖先verb + ancestry➤claim, have, share声称⋯为祖先；有祖先；拥有共同的祖先◆humans share a common ancestry with chimpanzees.人类与黑猩猩拥有共同的祖先。➤trace追溯祖先◆we can trace our ancestry back to the 17th century.我们的祖先可追溯到 17 世纪。ancestry + verb➤go back to祖先可追溯到⋯◆the company claims an ancestry going back to 1727.该公司称其历史可追溯到 1727 年。phrases➤be of irish, german, etc. ancestry是爱尔兰、德国等祖籍◆he is of chinese ancestry.他祖籍中国。 ancestry /ænsestri/ [countable, usually singular, uncountable] (rather formal) family origins血统；家世；出身◆his eyes owed their startling blueness to his irish ancestry.爱尔兰祖先给了他一双碧蓝的眼睛。◆he was able to trace his ancestry back over 1 000 years.他可追祖溯宗至一千多年前。▸ ancestor noun [countable] ◆his ancestors had come to america from ireland.他的祖先从爱尔兰来到美国。◆a reptile that was the common ancestor of lizards and turtles作为蜥蜴和龟的共同始祖的一种爬行动物 opp descendant → son note 辨析 blood, descent or ancestry?these are all rather formal ways of talking about sb's family origins. you trace your descent from sb, starting in the past and coming forward to the present; you trace your ancestry back to sb, starting with yourself and working back. blood is used especially to emphasize either the high social position of sb's family, or the fact that sb is descended from a number of different families in different places.这些词均为描述某人的血统、家世颇为正式的用语。trace one's descent from sb 指对家世的追溯，从过去开始直至现在； trace one's ancestry back to sb 指从自己开始回溯至先祖。blood 尤用以强调某人的家族社会地位崇高，或强调某人的血统源自不同地域的几个不同家族◆of noble blood有贵族血统◆of mixed chinese and portuguese blood华裔和葡萄牙裔混血◆some polish blood on his father's side他父系的波兰血统ancestry/ˈænsestri ||; ˈænsɛstrɪ/noun [c,u] (plural ancestries) all of a person's ancestors 祖先（总称）；世系；家世: ◇he is of irish ancestry. 他有爱尔兰血统。 ancestry• ⇨ be of scottish/russian etc ancestry an·ces·try /`ænsɛstrɪ; ˈænsestri/n [c,u]your ancestors, or the origin of your family 祖先; 世系:◇people of scottish ancestry 苏格兰裔人 |
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