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 discovered and made good use of this objective time, which created the solar calendar.
  我们的祖先很早就发现了和利用了这个客观时间，因此制定出公历和农历（阴历）。
• The custom has come down to us from our ancestors.
  这一习俗是从祖辈相传下来的。
• You have all honored your country and your ancestors.
  你们都为国家和祖先赢得过光荣。
• They used to think that we inherited this tendency from our animal ancestors.
  他们过去认为我们是从我们的动物祖先身上遗传的这种倾向。
• I have avenged my ancestors.
  我已为我的祖先报了仇。
• From our ancestors we receive wonderful seeds.
  我们从祖先那里继承了美妙的种子。
• Our ancestors merely made use of their hands to change nature.
  我们的祖先只凭双手改造自然。
• I choose to forgive my ancestors and you and all others participating in this dance forevermore.
  我选择永远宽恕我的祖先以及你和所有其他参与这个舞蹈的人。
• Our ancestors built this wall.
  我们的祖先修筑了这道墙。
• 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。