Wordiyoancestor
🇬🇧 UK/'ænsestә/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREA2
Definitions
n.
A person from whom one is descended, especially one more remote than a grandparent; an earlier form or type from which something developed.
祖先，祖宗；原型，前身
v.
To be an ancestor of someone or something.
成为……的祖先
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishancestorother
=ancestor
Common Collocations
- 1.distant ancestor远祖
- 2.common ancestor共同祖先
- 3.ancestors emigrated祖先移居
Example Sentences
- 1.
His ancestors emigrated from Ireland in the 19th century.
- 2.
Modern computers trace their ancestry to early mechanical ancestors.