ancestry

英 [ˈænsestri]

美 [ˈænsestri]

n.  (统称)祖宗，祖先; 列祖列宗

复数：ancestries　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14094 / COCA.10801

牛津词典

noun

• （统称）祖宗，祖先；列祖列宗
  the family or the race of people that you come from
  1. to have Scottish ancestry
     祖籍苏格兰
  2. He was able to trace his ancestry back over 1 000 years.
     他可追祖溯宗至1 000年以前。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 世系；血统
  Yourancestryis the fact that you are descended from certain people.
  1. ...a family who could trace their ancestry back to the sixteenth century.
     世系可上溯到16世纪的家族

英英释义

noun

• inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
  Synonym:lineagederivationfiliation
• the descendants of one individual
  1. his entire lineage has been warriors
  Synonym:lineagelineline of descentdescentbloodlineblood linebloodpedigreeoriginparentagestemmastock

双语例句

• Related by common characteristics or ancestry.
  有共同的特征和血统的关系。
• Many of the early settlers in America had English ancestry.
  许多早期美国移民的祖先都是英国人。
• Most people of European or African ancestry have the "wet" kind: thick and sticky.
  大部分欧洲和非洲血统的人耳垢较湿，厚且粘。
• My first hula lessons triggered much karma in my ancestry around seduction and dance.
  我的第一节草裙舞课程触发了我祖先中围绕诱惑与舞蹈的大量的业力。
• They are citizens of Chinese ancestry.
  他们是中国血统的公民。
• Sometimes I think this is the result of their ancestry, which could best be described as diverse.
  有时候，我觉得这与他们的遗传有关。他们的血统用多样性一词来形容是再恰当不过了。
• I intend to forgive my ancestry for hunting dolphins, whales or any other kingdom.
  我意愿宽恕我的祖先所做的猎捕海豚、鲸鱼或任何其他王国。
• I intend to forgive my ancestry for the consumption of flesh including dolphin and whale form.
  我意愿宽恕我的祖先以肉，包括海豚与鲸鱼为食的行径。
• I intend absolute forgiveness of my ancestry upon all dimensions that they have resided.
  我意愿彻底绝对宽恕我所有密度中的家族和血统。
• I intend to forgive my ancestry for raising animals or fish for slaughter in painful or unclean circumstances.
  我意愿宽恕为在痛苦及肮脏的环境中的宰杀而饲养动物或鱼类的我的祖先。