英语词汇“ancestor”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

An ancestor came before. Your grandmother's grandmother and any relative before her is one of your ancestors.

Ante-, a common Latin prefix, means "before." Cedere is Latin for "to go." So, an ancestor is someone who has gone before us. Evolutionary biologists have advanced the theory that all life on earth descends from a common ancestor. Ancestor can also mean "prototype" or "forerunner." The abacus is a distant ancestor of today's supercomputers.

WORD FAMILY

ancestor: ancestors, ancestral+/ancestral: ancestrally

USAGE EXAMPLES

But it’s the other group, the theropods—which includes Tyrannosaurus rex and Velociraptor—that are the closer cousins and ancestors of birds.

Science Magazine(Jan 02, 2017)

Sure enough, we discover that our ancestors crafted one of the hapless bear’s bones into a flute, one of the oldest artifacts of human ingenuity.

Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016)

Their common ancestor was John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster, fourth son of King Edward III and father of Henry IV.

The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016)

n someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

Syn|Ant|Exp|Hypo|Hyper

antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root

descendant, descendent

a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race

Abraham

the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son

Benjamin

(Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of Israel

Isaac

(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau

Ishmael

(Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes

Issachar

(Old Testament) a son of Jacob and a forebear of one of the tribes of Israel

Joseph

(Old Testament) the 11th son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel; Jacob gave Joseph a coat of many colors, which made his brothers jealous and they sold him into slavery in Egypt

Judah

(Old Testament) the fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel; one of his descendants was to be the Messiah

Methuselah

(Old Testament) a patriarch (grandfather of Noah) who is said to have lived 969 years

Noah

the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis

Reuben

(Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel

Blessed Virgin

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

Naomi

the mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament

ancestress

a woman ancestor

forbear, forebear

a person from whom you are descended

father, forefather, sire

the founder of a family

foremother

a woman ancestor

primogenitor, progenitor

an ancestor in the direct line

genitor

a natural father or mother

grandparent

a parent of your father or mother

great grandparent

a parent of your grandparent

patriarch

any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race

relation, relative

a person related by blood or marriage

单词	ancestor
释义	ancestor (once / 225 pages) n An ancestor came before. Your grandmother's grandmother and any relative before her is one of your ancestors. Ante-, a common Latin prefix, means "before." Cedere is Latin for "to go." So, an ancestor is someone who has gone before us. Evolutionary biologists have advanced the theory that all life on earth descends from a common ancestor. Ancestor can also mean "prototype" or "forerunner." The abacus is a distant ancestor of today's supercomputers. WORD FAMILY ancestor: ancestors, ancestral+/ancestral: ancestrally USAGE EXAMPLES But it’s the other group, the theropods—which includes Tyrannosaurus rex and Velociraptor—that are the closer cousins and ancestors of birds. Science Magazine(Jan 02, 2017) Sure enough, we discover that our ancestors crafted one of the hapless bear’s bones into a flute, one of the oldest artifacts of human ingenuity. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Their common ancestor was John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster, fourth son of King Edward III and father of Henry IV. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) n someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) Syn\|Ant\|Exp\|Hypo\|Hyper antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root descendant, descendent a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race Abraham the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son Benjamin (Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of Israel Isaac (Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau Ishmael (Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes Issachar (Old Testament) a son of Jacob and a forebear of one of the tribes of Israel Joseph (Old Testament) the 11th son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel; Jacob gave Joseph a coat of many colors, which made his brothers jealous and they sold him into slavery in Egypt Judah (Old Testament) the fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel; one of his descendants was to be the Messiah Methuselah (Old Testament) a patriarch (grandfather of Noah) who is said to have lived 969 years Noah the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis Reuben (Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel Blessed Virgin the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics Naomi the mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament ancestress a woman ancestor forbear, forebear a person from whom you are descended father, forefather, sire the founder of a family foremother a woman ancestor primogenitor, progenitor an ancestor in the direct line genitor a natural father or mother grandparent a parent of your father or mother great grandparent a parent of your grandparent patriarch any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race relation, relative a person related by blood or marriage
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