ancestry

英 [ˈænsestri]

美 [ˈænsestri]

n.  (统称)祖宗，祖先; 列祖列宗

复数：ancestries　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14094 / COCA.10801

牛津词典

noun

• （统称）祖宗，祖先；列祖列宗
  the family or the race of people that you come from
  1. to have Scottish ancestry
     祖籍苏格兰
  2. He was able to trace his ancestry back over 1 000 years.
     他可追祖溯宗至1 000年以前。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 世系；血统
  Yourancestryis the fact that you are descended from certain people.
  1. ...a family who could trace their ancestry back to the sixteenth century.
     世系可上溯到16世纪的家族

英英释义

noun

• inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
  Synonym:lineagederivationfiliation
• the descendants of one individual
  1. his entire lineage has been warriors
  Synonym:lineagelineline of descentdescentbloodlineblood linebloodpedigreeoriginparentagestemmastock

双语例句

• Hispanics are people of Spanish ancestry.
  西班牙后裔就是具有西班牙血统的人。
• Sri Lankans share a common ancestry with their Indian brethren.
  斯里兰卡人和他们的印度兄弟有共同的祖先。
• These buildings have an ancestry which can be traced back to Greece and rome.
  这些建筑物历史悠久，可上溯至古希腊和古罗马时代。
• They are citizens of Chinese ancestry.
  他们是中国血统的公民。
• My first hula lessons triggered much karma in my ancestry around seduction and dance.
  我的第一节草裙舞课程触发了我祖先中围绕诱惑与舞蹈的大量的业力。
• I intend the birth of ascending children related unto my tapestry of ancestry.
  我意愿与我祖先织锦有关的提升孩童得以诞生。
• Many of their genes share a common ancestry and function with human genes, and this is particularly true for orthologous genes.
  许多它们的基因与人类基因共享一个共同的祖先和功能，这对直系同源基因是特别正确的。
• Sometimes I think this is the result of their ancestry, which could best be described as diverse.
  有时候，我觉得这与他们的遗传有关。他们的血统用多样性一词来形容是再恰当不过了。
• I intend to release all karma for warfare and disease in my ancestry.
  我意愿释放我祖先中的所有战争和疾病业力。
• Most people of European or African ancestry have the "wet" kind: thick and sticky.
  大部分欧洲和非洲血统的人耳垢较湿，厚且粘。