单词 | pedigree |
释义 | pedigree (pedɪgriː ) Word forms: pedigrees 1. countable noun 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. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A pedigree animal is descended from animals which have all been of a particular type, and is therefore considered to be of good quality. ...a pedigree dog. ...pedigree horses. 3. countable noun [oft poss NOUN] Someone's pedigree is their background or their ancestors. Hammer's business pedigree almost guaranteed him the acquaintance of U.S. presidents. She had an impeccable aristocratic pedigree. Translations: Chinese: 纯种的, 血统记录狗、猫等动物的 Japanese: 血統の明らかな, 血統書動物の |
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