n.祖宗，祖先; （动物）原种; （机器）原型

n.(名词)

祖宗，祖先
原型；前身；先驱；始祖；前辈
【律】被继承人
【生】先祖，原种
动物的祖先，动物品种的原型（后来的品种由此进化而来）

ancestor祖先
来自拉丁语anticessor。 词根anti, 在前。词根cess, 走。

ancestor worship → 祖先崇拜；祭祖；清明过纸；敬奉祖先
ancestor node → 先辈节点；原始节点；祖先节点
Select Ancestor → 选择当前物体的父物体
common ancestor → 共同祖先；共同的祖先
Ancestor Stone → 祖先之石；祖传宝石；家传宝石
ancestor element → 祖先元素；上级元素；上阶项目
wild ancestor → 野生原种
Hall of Ancestor → 念祖厅
of the Ancestor → 人之；祖宗之

1. Her Chinese friends referred to the Empress as their venerable ancestor.
[汉]她的中国朋友们说这位女皇是他们值得敬仰的祖先。
——来自柯林斯例句
2. The immediate ancestor of rock "n" roll is rhythm-and-blues.
[汉]摇滚乐直接源自节奏布鲁斯。
——来自柯林斯例句
3. This machine is the ancestor of the modern computer.
[汉]这台机器是现代电脑的始祖.
——来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Man was evolved from an ancestor that was probably arboreal.
[汉]人大概是从住在树上的祖先进化而来的.
——来自《简明英汉词典》
5. She has worshipped her ancestor.
[汉]她已拜过她的祖先.
——来自《简明英汉词典》

【Noun】

1. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)