[ C ] a list of the parents and other relations of an animal(动物的)纯种系谱
The breeder showed us the dog's pedigree.饲养员给我们看了这条狗的纯种系谱。
He breeds pedigree poodles/cattle (= ones whose parents and other relations are all of the same breed).他饲养纯种狮子狗/牛。
[ C or U ] a person's family history, education, and experience, or the history of an idea or activity(人的)家谱,门第,世系;(某一想法或活动的)起源,由来
His voice and manner suggested an aristocratic pedigree.他的发音和举止表明他出身贵族。
Isolationism has a long and respectable pedigree in American history.孤立主义在美国历史上由来已久并受到推崇。