ancestor

UK:  ['ænsestə(r)]

US:  ['æn.sestər]

复数：ancestors  

n.

1.祖先,祖宗

2.祖系体

3.原型

4.长辈

5.〔物〕原始粒子

6.先驱者

7.原始现象

8.世代

9.【生物学】先祖,原种

10.【法律】被继承人

1 . Distribution of the FNP also suggests that this mutation may have occurred during the divergence of japonica from its wild ancestor.
该FNP的分布也表明该突变可能在粳稻从水稻祖先分化出来之前已经发生。

2 . It is possible, however, to limit the selector to only the direct (first generation, so to speak) child of the ancestor, or parent.
但是，选择符也可以只选择祖先（或父）元素的直接后代（即子元素）。

3 . So, if the wooden movable type was the father of movable type, then a small wooden board should be movable like the ancestor of the.
所以，如果说木活字是活字之父的话，小像木雕板应该是活字之祖了。

4 . But it is not impossible that it (or its ancestor species) might have lived during earlier time periods in the European archipelago.
不过它（或其祖先物种）不可能在更早的时间在欧洲群岛生活。

5 . Once a year, all members of a family visit the grave sites of each ancestor and pay their respects.
一个家庭的所有成员会一年一次的去每个死去长辈的墓地（扫墓）已示尊敬。