pedigree

pedigree
noun
  1. the record of descent of an animal, showing it to be pure-bred
    (动物的)(纯种)系谱,谱系
    ■(informal)a pure-bred animal
    (非正式)纯种动物
  2. the recorded ancestry, especially upper-class ancestry, of a person or family
    (尤指某人或家族祖先为上层人物的)家谱,系谱;名门世系
    ■the background or history of a person or thing, especially as conferring distinction or quality
    (尤指人或物具有特点或特征的)谱系,血统;出身背景
    ■a genealogical table
    系谱表
adjective
  1. (of an animal) descended from a known line of animals of the same breed
    (动物)纯种的
    pedigree cats.
    纯种猫。
派生
pedigreed
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French péde grue 'crane's foot', a mark used to denote succession in pedigrees
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