ancestry
英 ['ænsestrɪ]
美['ænsɛstri]
- n. 祖先；血统
词态变化
复数: ancestries;
英文词源
- ancestry (n.)
- early 14c., from Old French ancesserie "ancestry, ancestors, forefathers," from ancestre (see ancestor); spelling modified in English by influence of ancestor.
双语例句
- 1. Sri Lankans share a common ancestry with their Indian brethren.
- 斯里兰卡人和他们的印度兄弟有共同的祖先。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. His Japanese ancestry has been played up by some of his opponents.
- 他的日本血统被一些对手大肆渲染。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. to have Scottish ancestry
- 祖籍苏格兰
来自《权威词典》
- 4. The family has traced its ancestry to the Norman invaders.
- 这个家族将自己的世系追溯到诺曼征服者.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Their ancestry settled the land in 1856.
- 他们的祖辈1856年在这块土地上定居下来.
来自《简明英汉词典》