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lineage n.血统,世系 If you put an adjective like artistic or spiritual before lineage, it becomes clear you're talking about people who are related by ideas or attitude, not by blood. There are many composers, even today, who trace their musical lineage to Mozart, even though his actual lineage ended in the 19th century. ☆☆☆☆☆ 2012.6

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['liniidʒ] The word lineage is used to describe everyone who descends from a particular ancestor. Mozart had six children, but none of them had children of their own, so the composer’s lineage ended after one generation. Neither of these patterns is borne out by the analysis, suggesting that the structures of the languages are lineage-specific and not governed by universals. 1[N-VAR 可变名词]家系；家族；血统 Someone's lineage is the series of families from which they are directly descended.   [FORMAL 正式]They can trace their lineage directly back to the 18th century.他们的世系可以直接追溯到18世纪。...a respectable family of ancient lineage.受人尊敬的古老世家

英语单词	lineage
英美音标	['liniidʒ]
中文释义	n.血统,世系
vocab简明	The word lineage is used to describe everyone who descends from a particular ancestor. Mozart had six children, but none of them had children of their own, so the composer’s lineage ended after one generation.
vocab扩展	If you put an adjective like artistic or spiritual before lineage, it becomes clear you're talking about people who are related by ideas or attitude, not by blood. There are many composers, even today, who trace their musical lineage to Mozart, even though his actual lineage ended in the 19th century.
真题原句	Neither of these patterns is borne out by the analysis, suggesting that the structures of the languages are lineage-specific and not governed by universals.
柯林斯星级	☆☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]家系；家族；血统 Someone's lineage is the series of families from which they are directly descended. [FORMAL 正式] They can trace their lineage directly back to the 18th century. 他们的世系可以直接追溯到18世纪。 ...a respectable family of ancient lineage. 受人尊敬的古老世家
来源	2012.6

Lineage Ended Trace Century Directly Liniidʒ N.血统,世系 Word