ancestry

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How to pronounce ancestry in British English: 英 [ˈænsestri]word uk audio image

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  • Noun:
    the descendants of one individual
    inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

单词词源

ancestry (n.)
early 14c., from Old French ancesserie "ancestry, ancestors, forefathers," from ancestre (see ancestor); spelling modified in English by influence of ancestor.

双语例句

1. Zeno 's ancestry was probably not entirely greek .
2. Many of the early settlers in america had english ancestry .
3. To be sure , modernism had its illustrious intellectual ancestry .
4. They had a genetic ancestry of their own-earning them new species status .
5. Mcqueen 's pride in his ancestry had been ingrained by his mother .

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