ancestor
🇺🇸
/ˈænsestər/
🇬🇧
/ˈænsestə(r)/
noun
B2
a family member who lived long ago
My ancestor came from another country many years ago.
我的祖先多年前來自另一個國家。
C1
an animal from long ago that modern animals came from
This ancient animal was the ancestor of many modern species.
這種古老動物是許多現代物種的祖先。
C1
an early version of something that later became better
This old machine was the ancestor of the computers we use today.
這台舊機器是我們今天使用的電腦的雛形。
translation
祖先, 祖先物種, 前身
詞形變化
Plural
ancestors