ancestor
- IPA[ˈanˌsestər]
美式
- a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended；an early type of animal or plant from which others have evolved
noun: ancestor, plural noun: ancestors
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended my ancestor Admiral Anson circumnavigated the globe 250 years ago 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ an early type of animal or plant from which others have evolved the ancestor of most dolphins is not clear both species of elephant have a common ancestor 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ an early version of a machine, system, etc. this instrument is an ancestor of the lute 同義詞
