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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   ancestor

   • IPA[ˈanˌsestər]

   美式

   • n.
     a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended；an early type of animal or plant from which others have evolved

   • noun: ancestor, plural noun: ancestors

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended my ancestor Admiral Anson circumnavigated the globe 250 years ago 同義詞 forebear, forefather, predecessor, progenitor, antecedent, ... 更多rareprimogenitor反義詞 descendant, successor
   • ▪ an early type of animal or plant from which others have evolved the ancestor of most dolphins is not clear both species of elephant have a common ancestor 同義詞 forebear, forefather, predecessor, progenitor, antecedent, ... 更多rareprimogenitor反義詞 descendant, successor
   • ▪ an early version of a machine, system, etc. this instrument is an ancestor of the lute 同義詞 forerunner, precursor, predecessor, prototype

   ancestor being

   • n.
     (in Aboriginal culture) any of the beings associated with the creation of the earth in the ... one of the ancestor beings walked this country

   Oxford Dictionary

3. • 更多解釋

   ancestor

   • IPA[ˈansɛstə]

   英式

   • n.
     a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended: he could trace his ancestors back to James the First

   Oxford Dictionary