ancestry
祖先
常用释义
英音[ ˈænsestri ]
美音[ ˈænsestri ]
变形
复数:
ancestries
基本释义
- n. 祖先，血统；（动植物的）世系，演化；起源，滥觞
考试频率
六级
考频：近五年出现5次
- n. 祖先
例句
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1·What is skeptical observers' opinion on ancestry testing?持怀疑态度的观察者们对血统检测的看法是什么？
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2·It is probable that the nocturnal trades a way back in the ancestry of all mammals.这种夜间的“交易”也许可以一直追溯到所有哺乳动物的祖先身上。
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3·What we did in our ancestry was to produce more permanent natural coloring in our skin cells.我们祖先所做的是在我们的皮肤细胞中产生更持久的天然色素。
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4·Even fully paid-up members of the Enlightenment, people who would not for a moment deny humanity's simian ancestry, are often sceptical.即使是完全信赖启蒙运动的成员，那些一刻也不否认人类猿类祖先的人们，也常常持怀疑态度。
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5·In the paper, he and his colleagues used the example of cystic fibrosis, which is underdiagnosed in people of African ancestry because it is thought of as a "white" disease.在这篇论文中，他和他的同事以囊胞性纤维化为例，它在非洲血统的人群中诊断不足，因为它被认为是一种“白人的”疾病。
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6·He was able to trace his ancestry back over 1 000 years.他可追祖溯宗至1 000年以前。来源: 《牛津词典》
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7·I often wondered my ancestry.我时常对我的祖先们很好奇。
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8·She is an American of German ancestry.她是德国血统的美国人。
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9·Prof. MANHEIN: Race, typically, is in our ancestry.曼海因教授：种族，通常情况下，有时我们称之为我们的祖先。
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10·He wants to know more about the H1N1 virus' ancestry.他希望找出更多关于H1N1病毒起源的信息。
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词根：
ancestry