ADJECTIVE | VERB + ANCESTORADJECTIVE➤direct直系祖先◇The builder of the house was a direct ancestor of the present owner.建造這幢房子的人就是它現在主人的一位直系祖先。➤immediate直接祖先▸➤ancient, distant, early, remote遠古時期的祖先;遠祖;早期的祖先◇a distant ancestor of mine我的一位遠祖◇Our earliest ancestors lived in a world fraught with danger.我們最早的祖先生活在一個充滿危險的世界裏。➤common共同的祖先◇The two species share a common ancestor.這兩個物種有一個共同的祖先。➤ape-like, human像猿的/人類的祖先▸➤illustrious傑出的祖先◇The Romans built these monuments to glorify their illustrious ancestors.羅馬人修建這些紀念碑來頌揚他們傑出的祖先。➤literary, spiritual, etc. (figurative) 文學、精神等先驅◇He claims as his literary ancestors such giants as Henry James and William Faulkner.他將亨利・詹姆斯和威廉・福克納等文學巨匠稱作自己的先驅。VERB + ANCESTOR➤be descended from, have, share為⋯的後裔;有祖先;擁有共同的祖先◇A lot of the people there are descended from a common ancestor.那裏的很多人都是同一祖先的後代。➤trace (especially BrE) 追溯祖先◇He can trace his ancestors back to the reign of Elizabeth I.他的祖先可以追溯到伊麗莎白一世統治時期。➤honour/honor尊重祖先◇They honour / honor their ancestors and believe in the spirits of nature.他們尊重先輩,信仰自然神靈。
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