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

• From our ancestors we receive wonderful seeds.
  我们从祖先那里继承了美妙的种子。
• The knocker is oblong in shape, and of the kind our ancestors called "jaquemart".
  铁锤是长方形的，像古时的钟锤。
• You have all honored your country and your ancestors.
  你们都为国家和祖先赢得过光荣。
• He was welsh, with the dark, stormy good looks of his ancestors.
  他是威尔士人，有着他祖先那种暗黑和粗犷健美的外貌。
• No descendents to show reverence to ancestors.
  没有后代对祖先表现敬畏和尊敬。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Stone tools that were unearthed there indicate the early cultural capabilities of our human ancestors.
  这里出土的石器说明了我们人类祖先的早期文化和才能。
• The custom has come down to us from our ancestors.
  这一习俗是从祖辈相传下来的。