ancestor

ancestor
noun
  1. a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended
    祖先
    he could trace his ancestors back to James the First.
    他可以把先祖追溯到詹姆斯一世。
    ■an early type of animal or plant from which others have evolved
    (动植物的)原种
    ■an early version of a machine, artefact, system, etc., which later became more developed
    (机械、人工制品或制度等的)原型
语源
  1. Middle English : from Old French ancestre, from Latin antecessor, from antecedere, from ante 'before' + cedere 'go'
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