progenitor
英 [pr?(?)'d?en?t?]
美[pro'd??n?t?]
- n. 祖先；原著；起源
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?progenitors;
助記提示
progenitor祖先。
progeny后代。
progeny后代。
中文詞源
progenitor 祖先
來自pro-,向前，朝向，-gen,生育，詞源同gene,generate.-or,表施動。引申詞義祖先。
英文詞源
- 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).
雙語例句
- 1. He was the progenitor of a family of distinguished actors.
- 他是一個著名演藝世家的先輩。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oat.
- 地中海地區燕麥,被認為是現代栽種燕麥的祖先.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. He was also a progenitor of seven presidents of Nicaragua.
- 他也是尼加拉瓜7任總統的祖先。
來自辭典例句
- 4. The newly - formed variety would probably inherit from its progenitor some characteristic.
- 新形成的變種或許會從它的祖先遺傳來某些特性的差異.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Schoenberg was a progenitor of modern music.
- 勛伯格是一位現代音樂的先驅.
來自辭典例句