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

• With their ancestors in paradise.
  就去天堂见祖宗去了。
• I hope he grew up, also keep in mind: Our ancestors are Chinese.
  我希望他长大了，也能记住：我们的祖宗是中国人。
• The custom has come down to us from our ancestors.
  这一习俗是从祖辈相传下来的。
• Our ancestors domesticated various plant and animal species.
  我们的祖先驯化了各种动植物。
• 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。
• Our ancestors built this wall.
  我们的祖先修筑了这道墙。
• 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。
• 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。
• The ancestors of the Chinese people like other nations experienced a clan commune period.
  中国人的先祖和世界上其他民族一样，都经历了氏族公社时期。
• No descendents to show reverence to ancestors.
  没有后代对祖先表现敬畏和尊敬。