| 单词 | grandfather |
| 释义 | grandfather /gran"fah'dheuhr, grand"-/, n. 1. the father of one's father or mother. 2. a forefather. 3. the founder or originator of a family, species, type, etc.; the first of one's or its kind, or the one being longest in existence: the grandfather of all steam locomotives. v.t. 4. to exempt (something or someone) from new legislation, restrictions, or requirements: The law grandfathered all banks already operating at the time of passage. He was grandfathered into the pension plan. [1375-1425; late ME; see GRAND-, FATHER] |
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