ancestors

英 [ˈænsɪstəz]

美 [ˈænˌsɛstərz]

n.  祖宗; 祖先; (动物的)原种; (机器的)原型
ancestor的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 祖宗;祖先
  Yourancestorsare the people from whom you are descended.
  1. ...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
  2. He could trace his ancestors back seven hundred years.
     他的先祖可以上溯到700年前。
• N-COUNT 原种；原型
  Anancestor ofsomething modern is an earlier thing from which it developed.
  1. 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。
  2. The immediate ancestor of rock 'n' roll is rhythm-and-blues.
     摇滚乐直接源自节奏布鲁斯。

双语例句

• Our ancestors built this wall.
  我们的祖先修筑了这道墙。
• I intend to forgive myself and my ancestors for polluting and harming earth in my personal history.
  我要去谅解在我个人史上污染并伤害过地球的我自己和我的祖先们。
• Protection and carry forward the ancestors left over from natural and cultural heritage.
  保护和弘扬祖先留下来的自然和文化遗产的任务。
• He could trace his ancestors back seven hundred years.
  他的先祖可以上溯到700年前。
• Have modern Americans lost the pioneering spirit of their ancestors?
  现代美国人是否已失去了其先辈所具有的开拓精神？
• No descendents to show reverence to ancestors.
  没有后代对祖先表现敬畏和尊敬。
• My ancestors also brought back the resplendent western civilization, such as medicine and calendar.
  我的先祖们也带回了璀璨的西方文明，如医学与历算。
• Our ancestors merely made use of their hands to change nature.
  我们的祖先只凭双手改造自然。
• GENEALOGY: This can be a long-term project that can help you learn about your ancestors and history.
  家谱：这是一项长期的计划，可以帮你了解你的祖先和历史。
• The ancestors of many English people were the ancient Angles and Saxons.
  许多英国人的祖先是古盎格鲁和撒克逊人。