
ancestor
英 /ˈænsestə/ 美 /ˈænsestər/
- n. 祖先;祖宗a family member who lived several generations before you
- n. 祖先物种;原型an earlier species or form from which something developed
One of my ancestors built this old stone house.
我的一位祖先建造了这座古老的石屋。
Studying how our ancestors adapted to environmental change can offer insights into human resilience.
研究祖先如何适应环境变化,可以帮助我们理解人类的适应能力。
搭配
common ancestor 共同祖先distant ancestor 远祖human ancestors 人类祖先
辨析提示
ancestor指祖先;descendant指后代。
词族
ancestry (n.)、ancestral (adj.)
近义 forebear、forefather
反义 descendant
相关词
- civilization 文明社会;文明
- fortress 堡垒;要塞
- rebellion 叛乱;起义
- surrender 投降;屈服
- archaeologist 考古学家
- formerly 以前;从前
- invader 入侵者;侵略者
- medieval 中世纪的
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