progenitor
英 [prəʊˈdʒenɪtə(r)]
美 [proʊˈdʒenɪtər]
n. (人或动、植物等的)祖先，祖代; 创始人; 先驱
复数：progenitors
BNC.22221 / COCA.19980
同义词辨析
ancestorforefatherprogenitor【导航词义：祖先】
ancestorn. 祖先，祖宗
〔辨析〕
用在谱系或历史书中，强调带有父系或母系嫡系血缘关系，是比祖父母更早的家族成员，无性别之分，女性祖先则常用 ancestress。
〔例证〕
His ancestors came from France.
他的先祖来自法国。
My ancestors have lived on this farm for many generations.
我的祖先已在这个农场生活了好几代。
他的先祖来自法国。
My ancestors have lived on this farm for many generations.
我的祖先已在这个农场生活了好几代。
forefathern. （尤指男性的）祖先，祖宗
〔辨析〕
主要用于正式文体或文学作品，较少用于日常生活或历史书中。
〔例证〕
Our forefathers were the first to invent gunpowder.
我们的祖先最先发明了火药。
我们的祖先最先发明了火药。
progenitorn. 〈正式〉（人或动物的）祖先；先驱
〔辨析〕
不强调血缘关系，也不带家族或种族色彩，只强调遗传性；还可引申指某种观念等的创始者。
〔例证〕
You must do much better than your progenitors.
你一定要比你祖先做得更好。
He is a progenitor of cubism.
他是立体派的创始人。
你一定要比你祖先做得更好。
He is a progenitor of cubism.
他是立体派的创始人。
牛津词典
noun
- （人或动、植物等的）祖先，祖代
a person or thing from the past that a person, animal or plant that is alive now is related to- He was the progenitor of a family of distinguished actors.
他是一个著名演艺世家的先辈。
- He was the progenitor of a family of distinguished actors.
- 创始人；先驱
a person who starts an idea or a development- the progenitors of modern art
现代艺术的先驱
- the progenitors of modern art
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 祖先
Aprogenitorof someone is a direct ancestor of theirs.- He was also a progenitor of seven presidents of Nicaragua.
他也是尼加拉瓜7任总统的祖先。
- He was also a progenitor of seven presidents of Nicaragua.
- N-COUNT 创始人；鼻祖
Theprogenitorof an idea or invention is the person who first thought of it.- ...Clive Sinclair, progenitor of the C5 electric car.
C5电动汽车的先驱克莱夫·辛克莱
- ...Clive Sinclair, progenitor of the C5 electric car.
英英释义
noun
- an ancestor in the direct line