| 单词 | ancestor |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔Aeolus〕A king of Thessaly and ancestor of the Aeolians.伊奥勒斯：塞萨利的国王，伊奥利亚人的始祖美国传统〔Amaterasu〕The central Shinto deity, a sun goddess believed to be the ancestor of the Japanese royal family.天照大神：神道教最重要的神，即太阳女神，被认为是日本皇室家族的祖先美国传统〔By tradition〕They no longer follow the traditions of their ancestors.他们不再遵循祖先的传统。韦氏高阶〔DISAPPEAR〕The nearest common ancestor of man and the modern great apes died out about 30 million years ago. 人类和现代类人猿最近的共同祖先大约是在3000万年前从地球上消失的。朗文写作活用〔EVERYONE〕Monkeys and apes are so similar that it is reasonable to say they have a common ancestor. 猴和猿非常相像，我们有理由说它们有共同的祖先。朗文写作活用〔FAMILY〕During the festival of Obon, Japanese show respect to their dead ancestors. 在盂兰盆节期间，日本人祭祀亡故的祖先。朗文写作活用〔FAMILY〕My ancestors originally came from Ireland. 我的祖先最早来自爱尔兰。朗文写作活用〔Iapetus〕Greek Mythology A Titan who was the father of Prometheus and Atlas and an ancestor of the human race.【希腊神话】 伊阿珀托斯：一个提坦巨人，是普罗米修斯和阿特拉斯的父亲，而且是人类的祖先美国传统〔Iberian〕His ancestors had been expelled from the Iberian Peninsula during the Spanish Inquisition.在西班牙宗教裁判所期间，他的祖先被从伊比利亚驱逐了出去。剑桥高阶〔Ice Age〕Our ancestors were great walkers, right back to the Ice Age and beyond.我们的祖先早在冰河时代之前就已经善于行走了。外研社新世纪〔LIE〕He invented fictional ancestors and a family history to impress the girls. 他杜撰了一些祖先的名字和一个家族历史来打动那些女孩子。朗文写作活用〔MAKE〕Two million years ago our ancestors began to fashion stone tools. 二百万年前，我们的祖先开始制作石器。朗文写作活用〔Milesian〕Mythology A member of a people who invaded Ireland and became the ancestors of the Irish.【神话】 爱尔兰人祖先：曾入侵爱尔兰并成为爱尔兰人祖先的一个民族的成员美国传统〔PRIVATE〕History books do not tell us much about the domestic lives of our ancestors. 历史书籍里对于我们祖先家庭生活方面的事记载得不多。朗文写作活用〔Proto-Germanic〕The reconstructed prehistoric ancestor of the Germanic languages.原始日耳曼语：重新构拟的日耳曼语的史前母语美国传统〔Proto-Indo-European〕The reconstructed language that was the ancestor of the Indo-European languages.原始印欧语：一种重新构拟的，印欧语言的始祖语言美国传统〔SAY〕Professor Sykes has asserted that the skeleton, which was said to be man's first ancestor, is in fact a fake. 赛克斯教授断言，这具据称是人类最早祖先的骸骨实际上是假的。朗文写作活用〔Shinto〕A religion native to Japan, characterized by veneration of nature spirits and ancestors and by a lack of formal dogma.神道教：日本本土的一种宗教，以其对自然中的神灵和祖先的尊敬为特征，该宗教没有正规的教义美国传统〔Vulgar Latin〕The common speech of the ancient Romans, which is distinguished from standard literary Latin and is the ancestor of the Romance languages.俗拉丁语：古罗马普通人的语言，区别于标准书面拉丁语，是罗曼语言的祖先美国传统〔WATER〕Dinosaurs were probably the first ancestors of amphibious reptiles and fish. 恐龙很可能是两栖爬行动物和鱼类的始祖。朗文写作活用〔Xuthus〕The ancestor of the Ionian Greeks.薛西斯：希腊爱奥尼亚人的祖先美国传统〔afterlife〕She believes she will meet her ancestors in the afterlife.她相信她死后会遇到自己的先人。韦氏高阶〔ancestor〕A lot of the people there are descended from a common ancestor.那里的很多人都是同一祖先的后代。牛津搭配〔ancestor〕Babbage's invention was the ancestor of the modern computer.巴比奇的发明是现代计算机的原型。朗文当代〔ancestor〕He can trace his ancestors back to the reign of Elizabeth I.他的祖先可以追溯到伊丽莎白一世统治时期。牛津搭配〔ancestor〕He claims as his literary ancestors such giants as Henry James and William Faulkner.他将亨利・詹姆斯和威廉・福克纳等文学巨匠称作自己的先驱。牛津搭配〔ancestor〕He could trace his ancestors back 700 years.他的祖先可以追溯到700年以前。外研社新世纪〔ancestor〕He could trace his ancestors back seven hundred years.他的先祖可以上溯到700年前。柯林斯高阶〔ancestor〕Her ancestors went to America with the Pilgrims.她的祖先随同早期清教徒移民去了美国。麦克米伦高阶〔ancestor〕Her ancestors were great sea captains.她的祖上是了不起的航海船长。韦氏高阶〔ancestor〕His ancestors had come to America from Ireland.他的祖先从爱尔兰来到美国。牛津高阶〔ancestor〕Latin is the ancestor of Italian and French.拉丁语是意大利语和法语的始祖。韦氏高阶〔ancestor〕Lions and house cats evolved from a common ancestor (=the same ancestor) .狮子和家猫从共同的原种进化而来。朗文当代〔ancestor〕My ancestors came to America during the 1800s.我的祖先19世纪初来到美国。韦氏高阶〔ancestor〕My ancestors were French.我的祖先是法国人。朗文当代〔ancestor〕Our earliest ancestors lived in a world fraught with danger.我们最早的祖先生活在一个充满危险的世界里。牛津搭配〔ancestor〕Our grandfathers ancestored some of the well-known families in Beijing.我们的祖父辈是北京几家望族的祖先。21世纪英汉〔ancestor〕The ancestor of the modern bicycle was called a penny-farthing.现代自行车的原型称作 penny-farthing （一种前轮大后轮小的自行车）。牛津高阶〔ancestor〕The Romans built these monuments to glorify their illustrious ancestors.罗马人修建这些纪念碑来颂扬他们杰出的祖先。牛津搭配〔ancestor〕The builder of the house was a direct ancestor of the present owner.建造这幢房子的人就是它现在主人的一位直系祖先。牛津搭配〔ancestor〕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。外研社新世纪〔ancestor〕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。柯林斯高阶〔ancestor〕The immediate ancestor of rock 'n' roll is rhythm-and-blues.摇滚乐直接源自节奏布鲁斯。外研社新世纪〔ancestor〕The immediate ancestor of rock 'n' roll is rhythm-and-blues.摇滚乐直接源自节奏布鲁斯。柯林斯高阶〔ancestor〕The museum included an exhibit showing ancestors of the modern computer.博物馆的展览包括现代计算机原型的展示。韦氏高阶〔ancestor〕The two species share a common ancestor.这两个物种有一个共同的祖先。牛津搭配〔ancestor〕The wild ancestor of the pea can still be found in some highland areas of Africa.在非洲的某些高原地带还能找到豌豆的野生原种。英汉大词典〔ancestor〕Their grandfathers ancestored some of the well-known families in Boston.他们的祖父辈是波士顿几家望族的祖先。英汉大词典〔ancestor〕There were portraits of his ancestors on the walls of the room.房间墙壁上挂着他祖先的画像。剑桥高阶〔ancestor〕They honour / honor their ancestors and believe in the spirits of nature.他们尊重先辈，信仰自然神灵。牛津搭配〔ancestor〕This wooden instrument is the ancestor of the modern metal flute.这种木质乐器是现代金属长笛的雏形。剑桥高阶〔ancestral〕Of, relating to, or evolved from an ancestor or ancestors.祖先的：祖先的，与祖先有关的，祖宗传下的美国传统〔ancestry〕Ancestors considered as a group.祖先，列祖列宗美国传统〔ancient〕The people in the village still observe the ancient customs/traditions of their ancestors.村里的人们仍然遵循着祖辈古老的习俗/传统。韦氏高阶〔arboreal〕Humans evolved from arboreal ancestors.人类的远祖是树栖动物。剑桥高阶〔ascendant〕An ancestor.祖宗美国传统〔blood〕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。柯林斯高阶〔blood〕Diplomacy was in his blood: his ancestors had been feudal lords.他的交际手腕是流淌在血液中的：他的祖先是封建领主。外研社新世纪〔border on〕The area my ancestors come from borders on the Atacama Desert.我的祖先来自毗连阿塔卡马沙漠的地区。韦氏高阶〔branch〕A division of a family, categorized by descent from a particular ancestor.家族支系：家族的分支，由特定祖先的后裔分类美国传统〔bury〕Their ancestors are buried in the local cemetery.他们的先辈葬在当地的公墓。韦氏高阶〔clade〕A group of organisms, such as a species, whose members share homologous features derived from a common ancestor.进化枝，分化枝：一个有机体群体，其成员有从一个共同祖先获得的同源特征，如一个物种美国传统〔clan〕A division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor.部族：可追溯到同一祖先的部落的一个分支美国传统〔clan〕A traditional social unit in the Scottish Highlands, consisting of a number of families claiming a common ancestor and following the same hereditary chieftain.宗族：苏格兰高地的传统社会单位，由若干自认是同一祖先的后代和追溯同一世袭族长的家庭组成美国传统〔clone〕An organism descended asexually from a single ancestor, such as a plant produced by layering or a polyp produced by budding.无性生殖的有机物：由单细胞无性生殖的有机物，例如经压植培育的植物或经发芽生成的水螅美国传统〔cognate〕One related by blood or origin with another, especially a person sharing an ancestor with another.具血亲关系者：与另一个人的血缘或来源相关的人，尤指与别人有共同祖先的人美国传统〔cognate〕Related by blood; having a common ancestor.同族的：有血缘关系的；有共同祖先的美国传统〔collateral〕Having an ancestor in common but descended from a different line.旁系的：有共同的祖先但出自不同家系美国传统〔comb〕Comb your mind for as much as you know about your ancestors.好好想一想,尽力回忆一下你所知道的有关你祖先的事。英汉大词典〔commemorate〕Each year on this date we commemorate our ancestors with a special ceremony.每年这一天我们都以特别的仪式来缅怀我们的祖先。韦氏高阶〔common〕They have a common ancestor.他们有着共同的祖先。韦氏高阶〔comparative method〕Comparison of languages with the goal of establishing their descent from a common ancestor.比较方法：以建立从共同祖先起的语系为目标的语言比较美国传统〔conjure〕They found her at the bottom of her garden, conjuring up the spirits of her ancestors.他们发现她在花园的深处祈求她的祖先显灵。麦克米伦高阶〔consanguineous〕Of the same lineage or origin; having a common ancestor.同宗的：同血统或同源；有共同祖先的美国传统〔consanguinity〕Relationship by blood or by a common ancestor.血亲：通过血缘或同宗连接的关系美国传统〔cousin〕A relative descended from a common ancestor, such as a grandparent, by two or more steps in a diverging line.远亲，远房亲戚：具有同一长辈如（祖父或祖母）的亲戚，有家庭分支上与这个长辈相隔两辈或多辈美国传统〔death〕It's easier to trace ancestors if you know their birth or death dates.如果知道祖先的生卒日期，追溯起来就容易多了。牛津搭配〔decreolization〕The loss of creole features in an original creole language as the result of contact with a major international language that was one of its ancestors.非克里奥尔化：最初的克里奥尔语言由于与克里奥尔语原形之一的主要国际语言接触而失去克里奥尔语特征美国传统〔degree〕First cousins are two degrees from their common ancestor.嫡堂（或嫡表）兄（或姐，弟，妹）与他们共同的祖宗源自两个支系美国传统〔descend from〕The plants descend from a common ancestor.这些植物源于一个共同的祖先。韦氏高阶〔descendent〕Proceeding by descent from an ancestor.代代相传的：从祖先往下传的美国传统〔descent〕Humans and other apes followed separate lines of descent from a common ancestor.人类和其他猿类从一个共同的祖先进化而来，但属于不同的世系。牛津搭配〔direct〕She's my direct ancestor.她是我的直系先辈。韦氏高阶〔diverge〕Many species have diverged from a single ancestor.许多物种都是同宗演变而来的。牛津高阶〔dust〕He was buried with the dust of his ancestors.他同祖先的遗骸葬在一起。英汉大词典〔enslave〕Her ancestors were enslaved during the war.她的祖先在战争期间被奴役。韦氏高阶〔evolve〕The three species evolved from a single ancestor.这三种生物从同一祖先进化而来。牛津高阶〔family tree〕The ancestors and descendants of a family considered as a group.被认为是同一族的祖先及后代美国传统〔fatherland〕The land of one's ancestors.故土：某人祖先的国土美国传统〔father〕A male ancestor.男性祖先美国传统〔forage〕Our ancestors lived in caves and survived by hunting and foraging for food.我们的祖先住在山洞里, 靠打猎和觅食生存下来。外研社新世纪〔foremother〕A woman ancestor.女祖先美国传统〔gap〕He realized how narrow the gap was that separated him from his pagan ancestors.他意识到自己与异教徒祖先之间的差别是如此之小。牛津搭配〔genealogy〕A record or table of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; a family tree.家族，家谱：一个人或家庭的后代的记录或详图，或从一个或多个祖先形成的集合；家系图美国传统〔gens〕A patrilineal clan of ancient Rome composed of several families of the same name claiming a common ancestor and belonging to a common religious cult.古罗马氏族：古罗马的一个父系氏族，由有着共同姓氏、共同祖先和共同宗教信仰的几个家庭组成美国传统〔grandfather〕A forefather; an ancestor.祖宗；远祖美国传统〔grandmother〕A female ancestor.女祖先，女鼻祖美国传统〔grope〕Our ancestors groped their way through the mists of ignorance and superstition.我们的祖先在无知与迷信的迷雾中摸索着走过来了。英汉大词典〔heir apparent〕An heir whose right to inheritance is indefeasible by law provided he or she survives an ancestor.当然继承人：只要他或她在被继承人之后死亡即可根据法律享有不可撤消的继承权的继承人美国传统〔heir presumptive〕An heir whose claim can be defeated by the birth of a closer relative before the death of the ancestor.假定继承人：其继承权可因祖宗死亡之前血统更近之亲属的诞生而失效的继承人美国传统〔hereditary〕Descending from an ancestor to a legal heir; passing down by inheritance.承袭的：祖先传给合法继承人的；由继承传下来的美国传统〔inherit〕To receive (property or a title, for example) from an ancestor by legal succession or will.继承：通过合法继承或遗嘱从上一辈人那里接受（例如财产或爵位）美国传统〔lineage〕The descendants of a common ancestor considered to be the founder of the line.同一世系的后代：拥有共同祖先的世系的始祖的后代美国传统〔lineal〕Belonging to or being in the direct line of descent from an ancestor.直系的：属于或成为祖先的直系后代美国传统〔link〕She felt a strong link with/to her ancestors.她感觉到自己与祖先的密切关系。韦氏高阶〔metronymic〕Of, relating to, or derived from the name of one's mother or maternal ancestor.取自母亲或女性祖先名字的：属于、关于或由母亲或女性祖先的名字而来的美国传统〔mist〕The programme looks through the mists of time to examine the lives of our earliest ancestors.这个节目透过时间的迷雾审视我们最早的祖先的生活。麦克米伦高阶〔monogenism〕The theory that all human beings are descended from a single pair of ancestors.人类同源论：认为整个人类是由一对祖先繁衍来的理论美国传统〔mother country〕The country of one's birth or one's ancestors.祖国：一个人出生的国家或祖先的国家美国传统〔motherland〕The land of one's ancestors.祖先的土地美国传统〔mother〕A female ancestor.女性祖先美国传统〔mythology〕A body or collection of myths belonging to a people and addressing their origin, history, deities, ancestors, and heroes.神话集：属于某民族并讲他们的发源、历史、信仰、祖先和英雄人物的主要部分或合集美国传统〔ochre〕Our ancestors ochred pictures of bison on their cave walls.我们的祖先用赭色在洞穴墙壁上画了野牛图。外研社新世纪〔ooze〕Many millions of years ago, our ancestors climbed out of the primeval ooze onto dry land.很久很久以前，我们的祖先从远古时代的泥淖登上了干燥的陆地。剑桥高阶〔patrimony〕An inheritance from a father or other ancestor.祖传的财物：从父亲或其他祖先那里继承的东西美国传统〔patronymic〕Of, relating to, or derived from the name of one's father or a paternal ancestor.源于父名，源于祖先名的：属于、关于或源于父亲或祖父姓的美国传统〔pedigree〕A chart of an individual's ancestors used in human genetics to analyze Mendelian inheritance of certain traits, especially of familial diseases.记录家族遗传特性及疾病的图表：用于人类遗传学分析孟德尔遗传学说的某些遗传特征尤其是家族病的个人家系表美国传统〔pedigree〕A list of the ancestors of a purebred animal.动物血统记录美国传统〔people〕Family, relatives, or ancestors.家人，亲戚，祖先美国传统〔polygenesis〕Derivation of a species or type from more than one ancestor or germ cell.多源发生说；多细胞繁殖：从一个以上的祖先或初始细胞衍生成为一个物种或一种类型美国传统〔prehominid〕Any of several extinct primates regarded as an immediate ancestor of the hominids.猿人：被认为是人类直接祖先的一种已灭绝的灵长目动物美国传统〔primogenitor〕An ancestor or a forefather.祖宗或祖先美国传统〔primogenitor〕The earliest ancestor.始祖，祖先：最早的祖先美国传统〔private〕The King was on a private visit to enable him to pray at the tombs of his ancestors.国王以私人身份出访，以便能够祭拜先祖陵墓。柯林斯高阶〔resemblance〕Crocodiles still have a strong resemblance to their ancestors.鳄鱼和它们的祖先仍然极其相似。牛津搭配〔revert〕This creature has reverted permanently to the aquatic life of its ancestors.这种生物经回复突变已像祖先那样永久在水中生活了。英汉大词典〔root〕A progenitor or an ancestor from which a person or family is descended.祖先：一个人或一个家庭的先辈或祖宗美国传统〔savage〕Twelve thousand years ago, our ancestors were primitive savages living in caves.12000年以前，我们的祖先生活在洞穴里，是原始野蛮人。剑桥高阶〔scornful〕They spoke of the old traditions of their ancestors in a scornful voice.他们以轻蔑的口吻谈论祖先的老传统。英汉大词典〔shiver〕He still had the shivers when he passed the spot where his ancestor Sir Thomas More was decapitated in 1535.走过先祖托马斯·莫尔爵士于1535年被斩首之处时他仍会不寒而栗。英汉大词典〔sib〕Anthropology A kinship group consisting of two or more lineages considered as being related, as by common descent from a mythic ancestor.【人类学】 氏族：由两条或更多被认为有血缘关系的世系组成的亲族，如来自一神秘祖先的同一后代的美国传统〔soil〕Her ancestors had felt a closeness to the soil.她的祖辈对务农有种亲切感。韦氏高阶〔spiritual〕The Romantic composers saw Beethoven as a spiritual ancestor.浪漫派的作曲家将贝多芬视为精神祖先。韦氏高阶〔strenuous〕We live less strenuous lives than our ancestors.我们的生活不像先辈那样艰苦。外研社新世纪〔therapsid〕Any of various reptiles of the order Therapsida of the Permian and Triassic periods, many of which are considered to be direct ancestors of mammals.兽孔类：二叠纪和三迭纪的兽孔类爬行动物中的一种，它们中的许多种被认为是哺乳动物的直接祖先美国传统〔tiki〕A Maori figurine representing an ancestor, often intricately carved from greenstone and worn about the neck as a talisman.毛利人的一种通常用绿岩精细雕成的代表一个祖先的小雕像，戴在脖子上作为护身符美国传统〔trace〕His ancestors trace back to the 16th century.他的祖先可上溯到16世纪。英汉大词典〔venerable〕Her Chinese friends referred to the Empress as their venerable ancestor.她的中国朋友们把这位女皇称作令人敬仰的祖先。外研社新世纪〔venerable〕Her Chinese friends referred to the Empress as their venerable ancestor.她的中国朋友们说这位女皇是他们值得敬仰的祖先。柯林斯高阶〔visit〕The sins of the ancestors were visited on their descendants.祖先的罪恶报应到他们后代的身上美国传统〔wiring〕Our internal wiring has not changed much since the time of our hairy ancestors.从我们的多毛祖先以来，我们的体内神经网络并没有发生多少变化。牛津搭配He is sprung from noble ancestors. 他出身名门。译典通His ancestors ascend to the 15th century. 他的祖先可上溯到十五世纪。译典通It is sacrilegious to call your ancestors directly by their names. 直接对你的祖先称名道姓是不敬的。译典通Many millions of years ago, our ancestors climbed out of the primeval ooze onto dry land.数百万年以前，我们的祖先从远古时期的沼泽地里爬出来，来到了干燥的陆地上。剑桥国际Our ancestors trod this same path. 我们的祖先曾经走过这同一条道路。译典通Studies suggest that life originated only once, from a single ancestor.研究表明，生命现象是一次性地从单一的祖先起源的。剑桥国际The abacus is the ancestor of the modern computer. 算盘是现代电脑的原型。译典通The family had invented several highly respectable ancestors in order to try and acquire a degree of gentility (= in order to seem of a higher social class).这家的人编造出几个备受尊敬的祖先，以显示自己出身高贵。剑桥国际The staircase was lined with paintings of his ancestors.楼梯旁排列着他祖先的画像。剑桥国际There were portraits of his ancestors on the walls of the room.房间的墙上挂着他祖先的肖像。剑桥国际Twelve thousand years ago, your ancestors were primitive savages living in caves.一万二千年以前，你们的祖先是生活在洞穴里的原始野蛮人。剑桥国际 |
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