ancestry

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Definitions

n.

One's family or ethnic descent; the series of people from whom one is descended.

祖先,世系,血统,出身

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
ancestryother
=ancestry

Common Collocations

  • 1.trace ancestry追溯血统

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Genealogists trace ancestry through careful examination of historical records.

  • 2.

    She discovered her ancestry included nobility from several European countries.

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