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ancestor noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + ANCESTOR ADJECTIVEdirect 直系祖先◆The builder of the house was a direct ancestor of the present owner.建造这幢房子的人就是它现在主人的一位直系祖先。immediate 直接祖先ancient, distant, early, remote 远古时期的祖先；远祖；早期的祖先◆a distant ancestor of mine我的一位远祖◆Our earliest ancestors lived in a world fraught with danger.我们最早的祖先生活在一个充满危险的世界里。common 共同的祖先◆The two species share a common ancestor.这两个物种有一个共同的祖先。ape-like, human 像猿的／人类的祖先illustrious 杰出的祖先◆The Romans built these monuments to glorify their illustrious ancestors.罗马人修建这些纪念碑来颂扬他们杰出的祖先。literary, spiritual, etc. (figurative) 文学、精神等先驱◆He claims as his literary ancestors such giants as Henry James and William Faulkner.他将亨利・詹姆斯和威廉・福克纳等文学巨匠称作自己的先驱。VERB + ANCESTORbe descended from, have, share 为⋯的后裔；有祖先；拥有共同的祖先◆A lot of the people there are descended from a common ancestor.那里的很多人都是同一祖先的后代。trace (especially BrE) 追溯祖先◆He can trace his ancestors back to the reign of Elizabeth I.他的祖先可以追溯到伊丽莎白一世统治时期。honour/honor 尊重祖先◆They honour / honor their ancestors and believe in the spirits of nature.他们尊重先辈，信仰自然神灵。 |