progenitor
英 [pr?(?)'d?en?t?]
美[pro'd??n?t?]
- n. 祖先；原著；起源
GRE畅通词汇
词态变化
复数:?progenitors;
助记提示
progenitor祖先。
progeny后代。
progeny后代。
中文词源
progenitor 祖先
来自pro-,向前，朝向，-gen,生育，词源同gene,generate.-or,表施动。引申词义祖先。
英文词源
- progenitor (n.)
- late 14c., from Anglo-French progenitour (mid-14c.), Old French progeniteur (14c.) and directly from Latin progenitor "ancestor, the founder of a family," agent noun from progenitus, past participle of progignere (see progeny). Related: Progenitive; progenital; progenitrix (c. 1600).
双语例句
- 1. He was the progenitor of a family of distinguished actors.
- 他是一个著名演艺世家的先辈。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oat.
- 地中海地区燕麦,被认为是现代栽种燕麦的祖先.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. He was also a progenitor of seven presidents of Nicaragua.
- 他也是尼加拉瓜7任总统的祖先。
来自辞典例句
- 4. The newly - formed variety would probably inherit from its progenitor some characteristic.
- 新形成的变种或许会从它的祖先遗传来某些特性的差异.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Schoenberg was a progenitor of modern music.
- 勋伯格是一位现代音乐的先驱.
来自辞典例句