ancestor of [noun phrase]
表示某物是另一物的直系祖先。
The chimpanzee is an ancestor of humans.
黑猩猩是人类的祖先。
前身；始祖；先驱；前辈；被继承人；词源；原始词；一个人的祖先,无论父系或母系,任何时间距离；祖先；先辈；先祖。
A person from whom you are descended, especially one who lived long ago.
一个人的祖先,无论父系或母系,任何时间距离；祖先；先辈；先祖。
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.
祖先,通常指比祖父母更早的先人
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
早期类型；前身。
An earlier type; a progenitor.
遗产所从出之人；与继承人相对。
One from whom an estate has descended;—the correlative of heir.
在以前时代担任相同角色或功能的人。
One who had the same role or function in former times.
作为另一种语言中某个术语来源的词或短语。
A word or phrase which serves as the origin of a term in another language.
My ancestor built this house in the 18th century.
我的祖先在18世纪建造了这所房子。
用法提示：名词，指家族中较早的亲属
We can trace our ancestors back to Ireland.
我们可以将祖先追溯到爱尔兰。
用法提示：复数名词，泛指家族先辈
The ancient temple was built by their ancestors.
这座古庙是由他们的祖先建造的。
用法提示：名词，表示某群体的先人
表示某物是另一物的直系祖先。
The chimpanzee is an ancestor of humans.
黑猩猩是人类的祖先。
与 of 类似，强调承继关系。
This species is considered an ancestor to modern birds.
这个物种被认为是现代鸟类的祖先。
所有格形式表示某人的祖先。
They visited the village of their ancestors.
他们参观了祖先的村庄。
比ancestor更正式，常用于复数形式指代遥远的祖先
与forefather类似，较书面化
更强调起源或祖先的始祖地位，常用于生物学或历史语境
grammar · medium
易错句子He is my ancestor.
正确表达He is my descendant.
“ancestor” 指祖先，而后代应为“descendant”。受中文“祖先”与“后代”的混淆影响，学习者易将两者误用。
grammar · medium
易错句子We should respect our ancestor culture.
正确表达We should respect our ancestral culture.
“ancestor” 是名词，不能直接修饰名词；应使用其形容词形式“ancestral”来表示“祖先的”。
grammar · medium
易错句子I have many ancestor in my family tree.
正确表达I have many ancestors in my family tree.
“ancestor” 是可数名词，表示多个祖先时需用复数形式“ancestors”。中文名词没有复数变化，容易忽略。
与ancestor（祖先）相对，指后代或子孙。
意义相反：ancestor指祖先，descendant指后代，学习者常混淆二者的方向
形式相似但含义不同：ancestor指单个祖先，ancestry指祖先的总称或血统，且常为不可数名词
共同祖先
Humans and apes share a common ancestor.
人类和猿类有共同的祖先。
远祖
My distant ancestor came from Ireland.
我的远祖来自爱尔兰。
祖先崇拜
Ancestor worship is practiced in many cultures.
许多文化中都实行祖先崇拜。
祖先形象
The statue is an ancestor figure from the tribe.
这座雕像是部落的祖先形象。
祖先灵魂
They believe ancestor spirits protect the village.
他们相信祖先灵魂保护着村庄。
…的祖先
The ancestor of the modern horse was much smaller.
现代马的祖先要小得多。
an- (before) + cest (go) + -or (one who)
pre- (before) + de- (away) + cess (go) + -or (one who)
祖先属于家族谱系的一部分
祖先跨越不同世代
祖先留下的文化或物质遗产
祖先的族系记录
祖先传给后人的精神或物质财富
祖先，请听我的祈祷！
In times of trouble, she asked her ancestors for guidance.
在困难时刻，她向祖先祈求指引。
我们的祖先在守护着我们。
He felt a connection to his ancestors when visiting the old family home.
参观祖屋时，他感受到了与祖先的联系。
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