ADJECTIVE | VERB + ANCESTRY | ANCESTRY + VERB | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤common, shared共同的祖先◇The two species have developed from a common ancestry.這兩個物種源自同一個祖先。➤African, Japanese, etc.非洲人、日本人等的祖先VERB + ANCESTRY➤claim, have, share聲稱⋯為祖先;有祖先;擁有共同的祖先◇Humans share a common ancestry with chimpanzees.人類與黑猩猩擁有共同的祖先。➤trace追溯祖先◇We can trace our ancestry back to the 17th century.我們的祖先可追溯到 17 世紀。ANCESTRY + VERB➤go back to祖先可追溯到⋯◇The company claims an ancestry going back to 1727.該公司稱其歷史可追溯到 1727 年。PHRASES➤be of Irish, German, etc. ancestry是愛爾蘭、德國等祖籍◇He is of Chinese ancestry.他祖籍中國。