| 单词 | progenitor |
| 释义 | progenitor —progenitorial /proh jen'i tawr"ee euhl, -tohr"-/, adj. —progenitorship, n. /proh jen"i teuhr/, n. 1. a biologically related ancestor: a progenitor of the species. 2. a person or thing that first indicates a direction, originates something, or serves as a model; predecessor; precursor: the progenitor of modern painting. [1350-1400; ME < L progenitor the founder of a family. See PRO-1, GENITOR] |
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