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ancestor

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
ancestor /ˈænˌsɛstɚ/ noun
plural ancestors
ancestor
/ˈænˌsɛstɚ/
noun
plural ancestors
Learner's definition of ANCESTOR
[count]
1 
: a person who was in someone's family in past times : one of the people from whom a person is descended祖先；祖宗
2 
: an animal in the past from which a modern animal developed（动物的）原种
3 
: something in the past from which something else has developed原型；雏形

— ancestral

/ænˈsɛstrəl/ adjective
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4793 COCA: 4137

ancestor

noun

an·​ces·​tor ˈan-ˌse-stər How to pronounce ancestor (audio)
 also  -sə-
1
a
: one from whom a person is descended and who is usually more remote in the line of descent than a grandparent
Her ancestors came to America in the 1880s.
b
: forefather sense 2
2
: forerunner, prototype
an exhibit of the ancestors of the modern computer
3
: a progenitor (see progenitor sense 1b) of a more recent or existing species or group
the ancestor of the modern horse

Synonyms

Example Sentences

My ancestors came to America during the 1800s. Her ancestors were great sea captains. an ancient animal that was the ancestor of the modern horse The museum included an exhibit showing ancestors of the modern computer. several languages that are derived from a common ancestor Latin is the ancestor of Italian and French. See More
Recent Examples on the Web These similarities indicate that these areas of the brain may be evolutionarily conserved, or stayed comparable over the course of evolution, and that the neocortex of mammals may have an ancestor cell type in the telencephalon of amphibians. Ashley Maynard, The Conversation, 1 Sep. 2022 One theory is that the symbiotic nitrogen relationship started out long ago as a bacterial infection, and those ancestor plants derived a benefit that was carried through to future generations. Matt Simon, WIRED, 30 Aug. 2022 Jenna Coleman plays occult detective Johanna Constantine, as well as the character's 18th century ancestor. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 Aug. 2022 Where early medieval legends sought to cast Celtic-speaking Britons favorably, the Tudor monarchs, who came to power in the late 15th century, claimed Arthur as a direct ancestor, deriving from him the right to rule the nation. Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022 Cregan is the son of Rickon Stark and another ancestor of Ned Stark. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 22 Aug. 2022 The Blackhawks have the same name as a local casino and clinic — named after tribal ancestor Black Hawk. Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2022 Previous research suggested that L. robustus evolved from a smaller Asian ancestor species and was too large and heavy to fly. David Bressan, Forbes, 15 July 2022 The fossil, unearthed in Yunnan Province in southwest China, belonged to a panda ancestor known as Ailurarctos. Katie Hunt, CNN, 30 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English ancestre, from Anglo-French, from Latin antecessor predecessor, from antecedere to go before, from ante- + cedere to go

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of ancestor was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing ancestor
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4793 COCA: 4137
ancestor

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + ANCESTOR ADJECTIVE➤direct直系祖先◇The builder of the house was a direct ancestor of the present owner.建造這幢房子的人就是它現在主人的一位直系祖先。➤immediate直接祖先▸➤ancient, distant, early, remote遠古時期的祖先；遠祖；早期的祖先◇a distant ancestor of mine我的一位遠祖◇Our earliest ancestors lived in a world fraught with danger.我們最早的祖先生活在一個充滿危險的世界裏。➤common共同的祖先◇The two species share a common ancestor.這兩個物種有一個共同的祖先。➤ape-like, human像猿的／人類的祖先▸➤illustrious傑出的祖先◇The Romans built these monuments to glorify their illustrious ancestors.羅馬人修建這些紀念碑來頌揚他們傑出的祖先。➤literary, spiritual, etc. (figurative) 文學、精神等先驅◇He claims as his literary ancestors such giants as Henry James and William Faulkner.他將亨利・詹姆斯和威廉・福克納等文學巨匠稱作自己的先驅。VERB + ANCESTOR➤be descended from, have, share為⋯的後裔；有祖先；擁有共同的祖先◇A lot of the people there are descended from a common ancestor.那裏的很多人都是同一祖先的後代。➤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麗莎白一世統治時期。➤honour/honor尊重祖先◇They honour / honor their ancestors and believe in the spirits of nature.他們尊重先輩，信仰自然神靈。

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