ancestor
- IPA[ˈansɛstə]
英式
- 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
- 相關詞
名詞
- 1. a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended he could trace his ancestors back to James the First 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
- (in Aboriginal culture) any of the beings associated with the creation of the earth in the ... one of the ancestor beings walked this country
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈanˌsestər]
美式
- a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended: my ancestor Admiral Anson circumnavigated the globe 250 years ago
Oxford American Dictionary
