ancestry
翻译
祖先, 血统, 家系, 起源
例句
She traced her ancestry back to the 18th century.
她将自己的家系追溯到18世纪。
He is of Irish ancestry.
他有爱尔兰血统。
语法模式
((one's)) ancestry (某人)的血统 She traced her ancestry back to the 18th century.
of ((...)) ancestry 有(...)血统的 He is of Irish ancestry.
近义词
同义词: lineage, descent, origin, pedigree
词源
源自古法语 'ancestre',来自拉丁语 'antecessor',意为“先行者”。
记忆技巧
可以看作是 'ancestor' (祖先) 加上名词后缀 '-y',表示祖先的谱系或血统这一概念。