ancestry

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n. 祖先, 世系, 名门出身

发音

US /ˈæn.sɛs.tɹi/
其它

词形变化

ancestries 复数 ancestries

别名

ancestrie auncestrie auncestry

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The state of being ancestors.

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  2. 2.

    Birth to a noble or high-ranking family, or to someone of honorable descent.

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  3. 3.

    A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended.

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    I can trace my ancestry back to the 18th century.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 10

blood line stock origin descent lineage bloodline pedigree derivation parentage

上位词 3

inheritance genealogy family tree

下位词 10

family side folk origin descent extraction bloodline pedigree sept kinfolk

词源

From Middle English auncestrie, from Old French ancesserie. See ancestor.

来源：wiktionary