中英互译
ancestors
英 /ˈænsestəz; ˈænsəstəz/美 /ˈænsestərz/
基本释义
- n.[生物]祖先,上代;先祖(ancestor 复数形式)
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双语例句
- His ancestors had come to America from Ireland.他的祖先从爱尔兰来到美国。来自《牛津词典》
- There was Greek blood in his veins: his ancestors originally bore the name Karajannis.他有希腊血统——他的祖先原来姓卡拉扬尼斯。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- Logic dictates that our ancestors could not have held a yearly festival until they figured what a year was.依照逻辑推论,我们的祖先在弄清1年是什么意思之前,不可能举行过每年一度的节庆。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
相关短语
- ancestor worship祖先崇拜;祭祖;敬奉祖先
- Kuyu Ancestors祖先;先人
- offer sacrifices to one's ancestors祭祖宗;祭祖
- offer sacrifices to ancestors祭祖;上供;祭祀物品
- the Chinese ancestors华夏祖先
- Forget ones ancestors数典忘祖
同义词
词义分布
祖先
92.6%
先祖
3.9%
先辈
2.2%
祖辈
1.1%
上代
0.2%
英英释义
- n.someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
- n.one of the people in your family who lived before you
祖宗;祖先- Our daily lives are so different from those of our ancestors.我们的日常生活和我们的祖先天差地别。