Ancestor
[ 'ænsɛstɚ ]
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n. 祖先，祖宗;被继承人;原型;（动物的）原种，先祖;
💡 词根助记
an=ante前，先+cest=cess行走，前进+or表人→走在前面的人→祖先
📝 例句
The abacus is the ancestor of the modern computer.
算盘是现代电脑的原型。
He is sprung from noble ancestors.
他出身名门。
ancestral (=ancestor) worship
对祖先的崇拜
They said their ancestor was a famous hunter and a crack hunter.
他们说他们的祖宗是个有名的猎人，也是个神枪手。
It may help you when you become an ancestor yourself.
等你做了长辈，说不定有点用处。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ an-一,ce-拼音“厕”,stor-star星星:有一个厕所里面闪亮的星星可能是你祖先
※ an-一,ce-拼音“厕”,st-拼音“石头”,or-似“蛋花”:祖先在一个厕所的石头上吃蛋花
※ an-一,ce-拼音“车”,st-拼音“石头”,or-拼音“偶然”:这一辆车里面的石头是老祖宗偶然留下来的
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-ced-表示“走”
常见变体有-ceed-
📖 牛津释义
ancestor
n
1 (fem 阴性作 ancestress ) any of the people from whom sb is descended, esp those more remote than his grandparents; forefather 祖先; 祖宗
His ancestors had come to England as refugees. 他的祖先来到英国的时候是难民. Cf 参看 descendant (descend).
2 (fig 比喻) early form of a machine or structure which later became more developed; forerunner 原型（某机器或结构的早期形式）; 先驱
The ancestor of the modern bicycle was called a penny farthing. 现代自行车的原型叫做'前轮大後轮小的自行车'.
🎯 考研助记
an(俺)+cestor(音同sister):俺妹妹在家最顽皮，妈妈叫她小 祖宗 网友：马胜敏 补充：王子(ance)的尸体(st)被做成肉圆(or)孝敬祖宗 网友：yqy 补充：an一个或不，cest（=cess走），or（人）→走在前面的人→祖先；不走的人－－祖先永远留存我们心中
🔁 扩展释义
*['ænsestә]n. 祖先, 祖宗
🌿 同词根单词
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Yeah, I know. The biggest.
是的， 我知道。最大的。
Leave it up to fate.
看缘分吧！
and that if only the common peoples of the would could meet one another at football or cricket, they would have no inclination to meet on the hattlefield.
还说各国民众若在足球场或板球场上交锋，就不愿在战场上残杀的时候，我总是惊愕不已。