[N-COUNT 可数名词](狗、猫等动物的)血统记录,纯种谱系 If a dog, cat, or other animal has a pedigree, its ancestors are known and recorded. An animal is considered to have a good pedigree when all its known ancestors are of the same type.
60 per cent of dogs and ten per cent of cats have pedigrees.
60%的狗和10%的猫有血统记录。
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[ADJ 形容词]有纯种谱系证明的;纯种的 A pedigree animal is descended from animals which have all been of a particular type, and is therefore considered to be of good quality.
[usu ADJ n]
...a pedigree dog.
纯种狗
...pedigree horses.
纯种马
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]背景;出身;门第;世系 Someone's pedigree is their background or their ancestors.
[oft poss N]
Hammer's business pedigree almost guaranteed him the acquaintance of U.S. presidents...
哈默的商业背景几乎保证了他能够结识美国总统。
She had an impeccable aristocratic pedigree.
她有纯正的贵族血统。
Oxford
pedi·gree/ˈpedɪɡriː; NAmEˈpedɪɡriː/
noun
,
adjective
pedigreepedigreesnoun1[countable ]knowledge of or an official record of the animals from which an animal has been bred 动物血统记录;动物纯种系谱◆dogs with good pedigrees (= their ancestorsare known and of the same breed) 纯种的狗2[countable , uncountable ]a person's family history or the background of sth, especially when this is impressive 家谱;门第;世系;起源◆She was proud of her long pedigree.她为自己源远流长的家世而自豪。◆The product has a pedigree going back to the last century.这项产品的渊源可追溯到上个世纪。adjective( BrE) (NAmEpedi·greed)[only before noun ](of an animal 动物)coming from a family of the same breed that has been officially recorded for a long time and is thought to be of a good quality 优良品种的;纯种的◆pedigree sheep纯种绵羊pedi·gree/ˈpedɪɡriː; NAmEˈpedɪɡriː/
1the parents and other past family members of an animal or person, or an official written record of this2the history and achievements of something or someone, especially when they are good and should be admired → background: Founded in 1781, the school has an excellent pedigree. a scientist’s academic pedigree
pedigree1 noun
pedigree2 adjective
pedigreepedigree2 British English, ped‧i‧greed /ˈpedəɡriːd/ American English adjective [only before noun]
word sets
a pedigree animal comes from a family that has been recorded for a long time and is considered to be of a very good breed: a pedigree greyhound →
purebred
, thoroughbred
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