更多意思
n.1.  祖宗,祖先
2.  (动物的)原种
3.  (机器的)原型
参考例句
1. | The ancestor of the modern bicycle was called a penny farthing. |
| 现代自行车的原型叫做‘前轮大后轮小的自行车’。
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2. | Manlius is his spiritual ancestor . |
| 孟子是他精神上的始祖。
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3. | He was ancestor to [of] the clan. |
| 他是这一宗族的先祖。
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4. | The two families were derived from a common ancestor . |
| 这两家出于同一祖先。
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5. | His primordial ancestor was an owl ; he is so fond of working late into night. |
| 他的始祖是猫头鹰;他那么喜欢工作至深夜。
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