英语单词

ancestry是什么意思

ancestry

英 ['ænsestrɪ] 美 ['ænsɛstri]
  • n. 祖先;血统

英文词源


ancestry (n.)
early 14c., from Old French ancesserie "ancestry, ancestors, forefathers," from ancestre (see ancestor); spelling modified in English by influence of ancestor.

双语例句


1. Sri Lankans share a common ancestry with their Indian brethren.
斯里兰卡人和他们的印度兄弟有共同的祖先。

来自柯林斯例句

2. His Japanese ancestry has been played up by some of his opponents.
他的日本血统被一些对手大肆渲染。

来自柯林斯例句

3. to have Scottish ancestry
祖籍苏格兰

来自《权威词典》

4. The family has traced its ancestry to the Norman invaders.
这个家族将自己的世系追溯到诺曼征服者.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Their ancestry settled the land in 1856.
他们的祖辈1856年在这块土地上定居下来.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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