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

• 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。
• 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 could understand the Chinese respect for ancestors a little better.
  关于中国人对祖先的尊敬我又有了一些更好的理解。
• 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。
• Have you been back to the place where your ancestors lived, worked, studied and played?
  您是回到您的祖先居住的地方，工作了，学习和使用？
• Our ancestors merely made use of their hands to change nature.
  我们的祖先只凭双手改造自然。
• Our ancestors domesticated various plant and animal species.
  我们的祖先驯化了各种动植物。
• No descendents to show reverence to ancestors.
  没有后代对祖先表现敬畏和尊敬。
• I intend to forgive myself and my ancestors for polluting and harming earth in my personal history.
  我要去谅解在我个人史上污染并伤害过地球的我自己和我的祖先们。
• 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。