ancestor
US /ˈæn.ses.tɚ/
UK /ˈæn.ses.tɚ/
1.
祖先, 先輩
a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended
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My ancestors came from Ireland.
我的祖先來自愛爾蘭。
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We can trace our family back to a famous ancestor.
我們可以追溯我們的家族到一個著名的祖先。
2.
鼻祖, 原型
a prototype or early version of something
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The first steam engine was an ancestor of modern locomotives.
第一台蒸汽機是現代機車的鼻祖。
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This early computer is the direct ancestor of today's powerful machines.
這台早期計算機是當今強大機器的直接鼻祖。