词汇 | ancestor |
释义 | ancestorUK:*/ˈænsɛstər/US:/ˈænsɛstɚ/US:(an′ses tər or, esp. Brit., -sə stər)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:Jamaican: 主要翻译 ancestor n (human: predecessor)祖宗;祖先My ancestors were Normans who settled in England.我的祖先是在英国定居的诺曼人。 ancestor n (species: earlier form) (物种)原种,物种原形The ancestor of all domestic dogs was a prehistoric wolf.所有家养狗的物种原型都是史前狼。 ancestor n figurative (idea, invention: earlier version) (比喻,主意、发明等的)原型The pocket watch used by Victorian gentlemen was the ancestor of the wristwatch.维多利亚时期绅士们所使用的怀表就是现在手表的原型。 |
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