单词 | ancestor |
释义 | Word Frequency ancestor(ˈænsɛstə) noun 1. (often plural) a person from whom another is directly descended, esp someone more distant than a grandparent; forefather 2. an early type of animal or plant from which a later, usually dissimilar, type has evolved 3. a person or thing regarded as a forerunner of a later person or thing the ancestor of the modern camera Derived forms ancestress (ˈancestress) feminine noun Word origin C13: from Old French ancestre, from Late Latin antecēssor one who goes before, from Latin antecēdere; see antecede |
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