| 单词 | pedigree |
| 释义 | pedigree (once / 1809 pages) nadj The noun pedigree refers to the genetic background of an animal, although it is sometimes applied to people as well. A purebred dog, for example, comes with a verified pedigree, a list of all past parentage. The preoccupation with pedigree isn't new -— the concern for human pedigree can be seen in the Bible, where generations are meticulously recorded. Pedigree, referring to a genealogical chart, appeared in 1410 from the Anglo-French pe de gru, meaning "foot of a crane," referring to the chart’s tree — like lines, which looked like the print of a crane's foot. The importance of pedigree extends to animals such as dogs and horses, with breeders careful to follow the animal's lines to assure "purity." WORD FAMILYpedigree: pedigrees USAGE EXAMPLES“When you talk about the history and the pedigree of this game, I think that everybody understands it,’’ USC tackle Zach Banner said. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) At first, Old World prejudices and hereditary pedigrees prevailed. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Such a pedigree is unlikely in her successor, especially if Sessions is confirmed as the next attorney general. The Guardian(Dec 23, 2016) 1n the descendants of one individual Syn|Hypo|Hyper ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, stemma, stock family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept people descended from a common ancestor sidea family line of descent peoplemembers of a family line homefolkthe people of your home locality (especially your own family) housearistocratic family line dynastya sequence of powerful leaders in the same family gens, namefamily based on male descent family tree, genealogy successive generations of kin 2n ancestry of a purebred animal Syn|Hyper bloodline ancestry, derivation, filiation, lineage inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline 3n line of descent of a purebred animal Hyper breed, stock, strain a special variety of domesticated animals within a species 4adj having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal Syn pedigreed, pureblood, pureblooded, thoroughbred purebred bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain |
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