[ C ] a list of the parents and other relations of an animal(動物的)純種系譜
The breeder showed us the dog's pedigree.飼養員給我們看了這條狗的純種系譜。
He breeds pedigree poodles/cattle (= ones whose parents and other relations are all of the same breed).他飼養純種獅子狗/牛。
[ C or U ] a person's family history, education, and experience, or the history of an idea or activity(人的)家譜,門第,世系;(某一想法或活動的)起源,由來
His voice and manner suggested an aristocratic pedigree.他的發音和舉止表明他出身貴族。
Isolationism has a long and respectable pedigree in American history.孤立主義在美國歷史上由來已久並受到推崇。