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noun His ancestors had come to America from Ireland. 他的祖先从爱尔兰来到美国。 a reptile that was the common ancestor of lizards and turtles作为蜥蜴和龟的共同原种的一种爬行动物 The ancestor of the modern bicycle was called a penny-farthing. 现代自行车的原型称作 penny-farthing（一种前轮大后轮小的自行车）。 He can trace his ancestors back to the reign of Elizabeth I. He claims as his literary ancestors such giants as Henry James and William Faulkner. Our earliest ancestors lived in a world fraught with danger. The Romans built these monuments to glorify their illustrious ancestors. The builder of the house was a direct ancestor of the present owner. The two species share a common ancestor. They honour/honor their ancestors and believe in the spirits of nature. a distant ancestor of mine |