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ancestor ancestor ★★☆☆☆/æ̱nsestə(r)/1[N-COUNT	可数名词]祖宗；祖先 Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended.   [usu pl]...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He could trace his ancestors back seven hundred years.他的先祖可以上溯到700年前。2[N-COUNT	可数名词]原种；原型 An ancestor of something modern is an earlier thing from which it developed.   [usu N of n]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。The immediate ancestor of rock 'n' roll is rhythm-and-blues.摇滚乐直接源自节奏布鲁斯。 ancestoran‧ces‧tor /ˈænsəstə, -ses- $ -sestər/ ●●○ noun [countable]  Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations 1a member of your family who lived a long time ago → descendant:  My ancestors were French.► see thesaurus at relative2an animal that lived in the past, that modern animals have developed from:  Lions and house cats evolved from a common ancestor (=the same ancestor).3the form in which a modern machine, vehicle etc first existed  SYN  forerunnerancestor of Babbage’s invention was the ancestor of the modern computer.—ancestral /ænˈsestrəl/ adjective:  the family’s ancestral home

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t66Pk8i74cE7fib4MrIjFzC0hGuSIC/Sit1vbl0KA1MtUlDnww9SfKR6LMcVLNencXGQZS9rOxJFy4g0BD/h1qDJz8iGs3Y+KWZSYoe4vZAdhUlysmgLYSsHIRrF2YJsl+dYtLJWxI7r2lr+Hc+clS/rNlbIvAP0AjLfHCabzQU=             an·ces·tor              /        ˈænsestə(r)                ;          NAmE                ˈænsestər                /                              noun                            1              a person in your family who lived a long time ago          祖宗；祖先                            SYN                                            forebear                                                  ◆        His ancestors had come to America from Ireland.        他的祖先从爱尔兰来到美国。                    2              an animal that lived in the past which a modern animal has developed from          （动物的）原种                            ◆        a reptile that was the common ancestor of lizards and turtles        作为蜥蜴和龟的共同原种的一种爬行动物                    3              an early form of a machine which later became more developed          （机器的）原型                            SYN                                            forerunner                                                  ◆        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）。                    ☞compare                                            descendant                                                                    ▶                an·ces·tral                  /          ænˈsestrəl                    ;            NAmE                    ænˈsestrəl                    /                          adjective                                      ◆          her ancestral home            (= that had belonged to her              ancestors)                                她的祖居                            ancestor      ancestors                  an·ces·tor              /        ˈænsestə(r)                ;          NAmE                ˈænsestər                /                    an·ces·tral              /        ænˈsestrəl                ;          NAmE                ænˈsestrəl                /             ancestor[ˈænsestə(r)]CET4CET6TEM4考研GRETOEFLIELTSn41707017419138816848152711NOUN5877142816Spoken:267312927ancestors[10537]祖先(94%)，祖宗(5%)，原种(1%)n.始祖，祖先；被继承人

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Collins	ancestor ★★☆☆☆ /æ̱nsestə(r)/ 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]祖宗；祖先 Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended. [usu pl] ...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 He could trace his ancestors back seven hundred years. 他的先祖可以上溯到700年前。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]原种；原型 An ancestor of something modern is an earlier thing from which it developed. [usu N of n] 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。 The immediate ancestor of rock 'n' roll is rhythm-and-blues. 摇滚乐直接源自节奏布鲁斯。
Oxford	an·ces·tor / ˈænsestə(r) ; NAmE ˈænsestər / noun 1 a person in your family who lived a long time ago 祖宗；祖先 SYN forebear ◆ His ancestors had come to America from Ireland. 他的祖先从爱尔兰来到美国。 2 an animal that lived in the past which a modern animal has developed from （动物的）原种 ◆ a reptile that was the common ancestor of lizards and turtles 作为蜥蜴和龟的共同原种的一种爬行动物 3 an early form of a machine which later became more developed （机器的）原型 SYN forerunner ◆ 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）。 ☞compare descendant ▶ an·ces·tral / ænˈsestrəl ; NAmE ænˈsestrəl / adjective ◆ her ancestral home (= that had belonged to her ancestors) 她的祖居 ancestor ancestors an·ces·tor / ˈænsestə(r) ; NAmE ˈænsestər / an·ces·tral / ænˈsestrəl ; NAmE ænˈsestrəl /
LDC	ancestoran‧ces‧tor /ˈænsəstə, -ses- $ -sestər/ ●●○ noun [countable] Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations 1a member of your family who lived a long time ago → descendant: My ancestors were French.► see thesaurus at relative 2an animal that lived in the past, that modern animals have developed from: Lions and house cats evolved from a common ancestor (=the same ancestor).3the form in which a modern machine, vehicle etc first existed SYN forerunnerancestor of Babbage’s invention was the ancestor of the modern computer.—ancestral /ænˈsestrəl/ adjective: the family’s ancestral home
WDF	ancestor [ˈænsestə(r)] CET4CET6TEM4考研GRETOEFLIELTS n4170 7017 419 1388 1684 815 2711 NOUN5877 142816 Spoken: 267312927 ancestors[10537] 祖先(94%)，祖宗(5%)，原种(1%) n.始祖，祖先；被继承人

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