ancestors

中英词典

名词

ancestors [ˈænsɪstərz] (复数)

• 祖先
• 祖宗
• 始祖

形容词

ancestral [ænˈsɛstrəl]

• 祖先的
• 祖传的

柯林斯词典

名词

• If you refer to someone's ancestors, you are referring to people who are related to them and who lived a long time ago.

形容词

• An ancestral home or estate is one that has belonged to a family for many years.

牛津词典

名词

• A person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended.

形容词

• Of, belonging to, or inherited from a predecessor.

词汇扩充

related terms: ancestors, forebears, forefathers, progenitors, predecessors, family tree, genealogy

词语辨析

ancestors 和 forefathers 都意指祖先，但ancestors更常用于指代较长时间之前的祖先，而forefathers更常用于指代较近的祖先。

近义词

forebears, forefathers, progenitors, predecessors, foremothers

反义词

descendants

用法

名词

• He traced his ancestors back to the 17th century.
• My ancestors came from Ireland.
• She has a deep respect for her ancestors.

形容词

• The house has been in the family for generations and is considered an ancestral home.
• He inherited an ancestral estate.

例句

1. My ancestors emigrated from Italy to the United States in the early 20th century. (我的祖先在20世纪初从意大利移民到美国。)
2. She felt a strong connection to her African ancestors. (她与她的非洲祖先有着强烈的联系。)
3. The museum showcases artifacts from our ancestors. (博物馆展示了我们祖先的文物。)
4. He is proud of his ancestral heritage. (他为自己的祖传遗产感到自豪。)
5. They returned to their ancestral village to celebrate the Lunar New Year. (他们回到他们的祖籍村庄庆祝农历新年。)
6. The family decided to restore their ancestral home. (这个家族决定修复他们的祖宅。)
7. She inherited an ancestral estate in the countryside. (她继承了一处位于乡村的祖产。)
8. His ancestors were pioneers who settled in the wild west. (他的祖先是在西部荒野定居的先驱者。)
9. He discovered an old diary written by his ancestors. (他发现了一本他祖先写的旧日记。)
10. She has a strong connection to her Native American ancestors. (她与她的美洲原住民祖先有着紧密的联系。)
11. They visited the cemetery where their ancestors were buried. (他们参观了他们祖先被埋葬的墓地。)
12. He researched his ancestral lineage and discovered he had ties to a royal family. (他研究了他的祖先血统，发现他与一家皇室有关联。)
13. She found an old family photo album that showcased their ancestors. (她找到了一本展示他们祖先的旧家庭相册。)
14. The ancestral traditions are passed down from generation to generation. (这些祖传的传统代代相传。)
15. He discovered an ancestral burial ground on the outskirts of the village. (他在村庄郊外发现了一个祖先的埋葬地。)
16. The family decided to visit their ancestral homeland in search of their roots. (这个家庭决定访问他们祖先的故乡，寻找他们的根源。)
17. She inherited her grandmother's ancestral heirlooms. (她继承了她祖母的祖传珍宝。)
18. He discovered an ancestral document that revealed his family's history. (他发现了一份揭示他家族历史的祖传文件。)
19. The village celebrates an ancestral festival every year to honor their forefathers. (该村庄每年都会举办一次祖传盛会，以纪念他们的祖先。)
20. She feels a deep connection to her Scottish ancestors. (她与她的苏格兰祖先有着深厚的联系。)
21. He took a DNA test to trace his ancestors and determine his genetic heritage. (他进行了DNA测试，追溯他的祖先并确定他的遗传血统。)