Word · Frequency #22917
genealogy
家谱学；系谱学；家族史研究
核心释义
the study or investigation of ancestry and family history
- 1.
一个人、家庭或群体从祖先传下的血统；家系或谱系。
The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.
- 2.
家族世代
successive generations of kin
- 3.
这种血统的记录或图表；家谱。
A record or table of such descent; a family tree.
- 4.
家系研究
the study or investigation of ancestry and family history
- 5.
对这种血统的研究和正式记录。
The study, and formal recording of such descents.
家系；世系；血统；家谱；族谱；世系图；一个人、家庭或群体从祖先传下的血统；家系或谱系。；家族世代；这种血统的记录或图表；家谱。
用法In use
I have been researching my family genealogy for years.
用法提示：此处genealogy作名词，意为家系、宗谱。
The library has a large collection of genealogies from local families.
用法提示：此处genealogy的复数形式，指多份家谱或宗谱记录。
She discovered a famous ancestor while studying her genealogy.
用法提示：此处genealogy作名词，指家系研究或血统记录。
the genealogy of sb/sth
The genealogy of the royal family is well documented.
皇室家族的家系记录详实。
trace one's genealogy
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- family genealogy
- 家族谱系
- She spent years compiling her family genealogy.她花了多年时间整理她的家族谱系。
- genealogy research
- 家谱研究
- Genealogy research can uncover surprising family stories.家谱研究能揭示令人惊讶的家族故事。
- trace one's genealogy
- 追溯某人的家系
- He traced his genealogy back to the 18th century.他将自己的家系追溯到18世纪。
- genealogy records
- 族谱记录
- The library has a large collection of genealogy records.这家图书馆收藏了大量族谱记录。
- genealogy website
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一本家谱，封面写着 genealogy，每页标注 gene（基因）传承线，帮你记住它是记录家族血脉的学问。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、historical research、formal family records genealogy 通常用于正式或书面语境，多出现在学术研究、历史资料或正式家族记录中；日常口语更常说 family history 或 family tree。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all share the final sound pattern /ˈɑlədʒi/ (spelled -logy), so they rhyme with genealogy. Beware of the lookalike gene: genealogy does not begin with the sound /dʒiːn/; its first syllable is closer to /dʒɪn/ or /dʒiːni/ in the given pronunciation.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.