ancestor /ˈænˌsɛstɚ/ noun plural ancestors
plural ancestors
Learner's definition of ANCESTOR
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: 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 -
The museum included an exhibit showing ancestors of the modern computer.博物馆的展览包括现代计算机原型的展示。
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several languages that are derived from a common ancestor几种同源的语言
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Latin is the ancestor of Italian and French.拉丁语是意大利语和法语的始祖。
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/ænˈsɛstrəl/ adjective