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

• 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。
• Our ancestors built this wall.
  我们的祖先修筑了这道墙。
• Have my ancestors had these thoughts?
  我的祖先们曾有过这些思想吗？
• Our ancestors merely made use of their hands to change nature.
  我们的祖先只凭双手改造自然。
• Our ancestors domesticated various plant and animal species.
  我们的祖先驯化了各种动植物。
• From our ancestors we receive wonderful seeds.
  我们从祖先那里继承了美妙的种子。
• 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。
• I have avenged my ancestors.
  我已为我的祖先报了仇。
• The custom has come down to us from our ancestors.
  这一习俗是从祖辈相传下来的。
• Diplomacy was in his blood: his ancestors had been feudal lords
  他天生擅长交际：他的祖先曾是封建领主。