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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。
家谱学；系谱学；家族史研究
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家谱学；系谱学；家族史研究
the study or investigation of ancestry and family history
The genealogy of the royal family is well documented.
皇室家族的家系记录详实。
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.
家族世代
successive generations of kin
这种血统的记录或图表；家谱。
A record or table of such descent; a family tree.
家系研究
the study or investigation of ancestry and family history
I have been researching my family genealogy for years.
多年来我一直在研究我的家族谱系。
The library has a large collection of genealogies from local families.
图书馆收藏了大量当地家族的家谱。
She discovered a famous ancestor while studying her genealogy.
她在研究自己的家谱时发现了一位著名的祖先。
The genealogy of the royal family is well documented.
皇室家族的家系记录详实。
She spent years tracing her genealogy.
她花了很多年追溯自己的家系。
此处 genealogy 指家系学这一学科，为不可数名词。
He studies genealogy as a hobby.
他把研究家系作为一种爱好。
Not this
She is my genealogy.
Use this
She is my ancestor.
汉语中 '家系' 可指祖先，但英语 genealogy 指家系记录或研究，不指人，应用 ancestor。
Not this
There are many genealogies in this library.
Use this
There are many genealogy books in this library.
Genealogy 作为学科是不可数名词，表示具体的家谱时虽可数，但图书馆里是书，应用 genealogy books。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
家谱网站
She found her great-grandfather on a genealogy website.
她在一个家谱网站上找到了她的曾祖父。
家谱图
The genealogist drew a genealogy chart for the family.
这位系谱学家为这个家族绘制了一张家谱图。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
Use genealogy naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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.
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