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an·ces·torBrE /ˈænsestə(r)/NAmE /ˈænsestər/ nouna person in your family who lived a long time ago 祖宗；祖先 SYN forebear ◆His ancestors had come to America from Ireland. 他的祖先从爱尔兰来到美国。 ancestor, branch, descent, dynasty, family tree, genealogy, generation, inherit, trace an animal that lived in the past which a modern animal has developed from （动物的）原始种型◆a reptile that was the common ancestor of lizards and turtles 作为蜥蜴和龟的共同原种的一种爬行动物an early form of a machine which later became more developed （机器的）原型 SYN forerunner ◆The ancestor of the modern bicycle was called a penny-farthing. 现代自行车的原型称作 penny-farthing（一种前轮大后轮小的自行车）。 ➡ compare descendant ▸ an·ces·tral BrE /ænˈsestrəl/NAmE /ænˈsestrəl/ adjective◆her ancestral home (= that had belonged to her ancestors) 她的祖居 |