ancestry

英 [ˈænsestri]

美 [ˈænsestri]

n.  (统称)祖宗，祖先; 列祖列宗

复数：ancestries　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14094 / COCA.10801

牛津词典

noun

• （统称）祖宗，祖先；列祖列宗
  the family or the race of people that you come from
  1. to have Scottish ancestry
     祖籍苏格兰
  2. He was able to trace his ancestry back over 1 000 years.
     他可追祖溯宗至1 000年以前。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 世系；血统
  Yourancestryis the fact that you are descended from certain people.
  1. ...a family who could trace their ancestry back to the sixteenth century.
     世系可上溯到16世纪的家族

英英释义

noun

• inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
  Synonym:lineagederivationfiliation
• the descendants of one individual
  1. his entire lineage has been warriors
  Synonym:lineagelineline of descentdescentbloodlineblood linebloodpedigreeoriginparentagestemmastock

双语例句

• These buildings have an ancestry which can be traced back to Greece and rome.
  这些建筑物历史悠久，可上溯至古希腊和古罗马时代。
• Ancestry is more about geography.
  祖先是更多的与地理相关。
• I intend to forgive my ancestry for the consumption of flesh including dolphin and whale form.
  我意愿宽恕我的祖先以肉，包括海豚与鲸鱼为食的行径。
• I classified her ancestry as African american.
  我判断她有非洲和美洲的血统。
• A person of Chinese ancestry. We should honour our ancestors.
  华裔有中国人祖先的人我们还要缅怀祖先。
• Many of the early settlers in America had English ancestry.
  许多早期美国移民的祖先都是英国人。
• The origin of vertebrates and their ancestry are problems still obscured by too few facts.
  脊椎动物的起源和它们的始祖问题，由于事实太少仍然不很清楚。
• I intend to forgive my ancestry for raising animals or fish for slaughter in painful or unclean circumstances.
  我意愿宽恕为在痛苦及肮脏的环境中的宰杀而饲养动物或鱼类的我的祖先。
• They are citizens of Chinese ancestry.
  他们是中国血统的公民。
• I intend to release all karma for warfare and disease in my ancestry.
  我意愿释放我祖先中的所有战争和疾病业力。