Word · Frequency #14442
forebears
祖先;祖宗
forebears is the plural of forebear.
核心释义
a person from whom you are descended
- 1.
祖先。
An ancestor.
- 2.
你的祖先
a person from whom you are descended
祖先。;你的祖先;祖先;祖宗
用法In use
My forebear came to this country in the 1800s and started a small farm.
用法提示:本句用单数 forebear 指一位祖先。
She often tells stories about her forebears who were skilled carpenters.
用法提示:本句用复数 forebears 指多位祖先。
The museum displays tools that belonged to our town's early forebears.
用法提示:本句用 forebears 表示先辈、前人。
sb's forebears
forebear 常用复数,指整个家族的祖先;单数形式较少见。
My forebears emigrated from China in the 19th century.
我的祖先在19世纪从中国移居国外。
a forebear of sb
该结构后接人,表示某人的祖先;forebear 比 ancestor 更正式,略带书面语色彩。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- our forebears
- 我们的祖先
- Our forebears crossed the ocean in search of a better life.我们的祖先横渡大洋,寻找更好的生活。
- distant forebears
- 远祖
- This custom was passed down from our distant forebears.这一习俗是从我们的远祖传下来的。
- human forebears
- 人类祖先
- Early human forebears used simple stone tools.早期人类祖先使用简单的石器。
- honor one's forebears
- 纪念祖先
- Each autumn they hold a ceremony to honor their forebears.每年秋天,他们都会举行仪式纪念祖先。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 forebear 拆成 fore(在前)+ bear(生育):在前头生育你的人,就是祖先。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:家谱与家族史叙述、历史或正式书面语 forebear 是比较正式、偏书面的词,通常用于家谱、家族史或正式文字中;日常口语里更常说 ancestor。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 forebear 的词尾 -bear(/bɛr/)同韵的词:bear、bare 都发 /bɛr/;wear、pear、tear(撕破)、there 等的重读元音都是 /ɛr/,与 /bɛr/ 押韵。注意:tear 作名词“眼泪”时读 /tɪr/;forbear(动词,意为“克制”或“忍耐”)是拼写相近的另一词,重音在后:/fɔrˈbɛr/,而 forebear 重音在前:/ˈfɔrˌbɛr/。
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