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pedigree
- IPA[ˈpedəˌɡrē]
美式
- the record of descent of an animal, showing it to be purebred;a purebred animal.
noun: pedigree, plural noun: pedigrees
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the record of descent of an animal, showing it to be purebred they are looking for animals with pedigrees a spaniel of distinguished pedigree
- ▪ a purebred animal.
- 2. the recorded ancestry, especially upper-class ancestry, of a person or family with a pedigree equal to many of the gentry the debate about pedigree and family fortunes
- ▪ the background or history of a person or thing, especially as conferring distinction or quality the scheme has a long pedigree
- ▪ a genealogical table my host showed me his family pedigree