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foremother

/ˈfɔːˌmʌð.ər/

翻译: 名词,指女性祖先,尤指某人的直系女性先辈;也可引申指某事物的女性开创者或先驱。

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noun

/ˈfɔːˌmʌð.ər/B2formal
  • zh名词,指女性祖先,尤指某人的直系女性先辈;也可引申指某事物的女性开创者或先驱。

A noun referring to a female ancestor, especially a woman from whom one is descended.

  1. Female ancestorC1formal

    A woman from whom one is descended; a female progenitor or ancestress.

    zh女祖先

    • My great-grandmother is a direct foremother of mine.
    • She traced her lineage back to a famous foremother.
    • The family tree lists several foremothers from the 18th century.
    • Respecting one's foremothers is part of ancestral traditions.

    同义词ancestressforebear

    反义词ancestorforefatherprogenitor

词形
  • foremothers plural form
  • foremothers' possessive plural form
  • foremother's possessive singular form