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ancestress

/ˈæn.ses.trəs/

翻译: 指女性祖先或女始祖,即一个人所出自的女性先辈;也可指某事物的女性创始者或先驱。

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noun

/ˈæn.ses.trəs/C1formal
  • zh指女性祖先或女始祖,即一个人所出自的女性先辈;也可指某事物的女性创始者或先驱。

A noun referring to a female ancestor or progenitor from whom a person is descended.

  1. Female ancestorB2formal

    A woman from whom one is descended; a female forebear.

    zh女性祖先

    • She traced her lineage back to a famous ancestress from the 18th century.
    • The family legend tells of a wise ancestress who founded the village.
    • Her ancestress was a pioneer in the field of medicine.

    同义词foremother

    反义词descendantoffspringprogeny

词形
  • ancestresses plural form
  • ancestresses' possessive plural form
  • ancestress's possessive singular form