progenitor

英 [prə(ʊ)'dʒenɪtə] 美 [pro'dʒɛnɪtɚ]
  • n. 祖先;原著;起源

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progenitor祖先。
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

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