读音

/ˈænsestər/

释义

• 名词 (n): 祖先，先辈。指家族血统中的前辈，通常指父母、祖父母、曾祖父母等。例如: “She traced her ancestors back to the 17th century.”
• 形容词 (adj): 与祖先有关的。例如: “ancestral home"（祖屋）

短语

• “ancestral home” 指家族世代居住的老房子或故乡。
• “ancestral lineage” 表示家族血统或世系。

例句

• 名词: “His ancestors were farmers who settled in the region centuries ago.”
• 形容词: “The family returned to their ancestral village for a traditional celebration.”

同义词

• forefather
• predecessor
• forebear
• parentage
• lineage