| 词汇 | foremother |
| 释义 | foremother noun uk /ˈfɔːˌmʌð.ər/ us /ˈfɔːrˌmʌð.ɚ/ [ usually plural ] someone's female relative who lived a long time ago: 先辈祖母 If one of our forefathers and foremothers wasn't a successful reproducer we wouldn't here.假如我们的哪位祖爷爷祖奶奶不能生育的话，现在就不会有我们了。 She followed her foremothers as an attendant at a Connecticut correctional institution for women.她继承了几位先辈祖母的职业，在康乃狄克州的一家女子监狱任狱卒。 [ C ] a woman who started something or played an important part in the way it developed : 女先驱;女前辈 foremother ofShe was a foremother of feminist theology.她是女权主义神学的先驱。 All these women count Hurston as a literary foremother.所有这些妇女都把赫斯顿视为文学上的前辈。 The right to vote was won by our forefathers and foremothers who fought for it. We have inherited a beautiful thing from our foremothers: public education. She received eight local Emmys and three Golden Mikes and was named a "foremother" by the National Research Center for Women and Families. Feminist foremother Gloria Steinem took to the New York Times op-ed page. Family: ancestors & descendants ancestor ancestral ancestry be in the/someone's bloodidiom blood is thicker than wateridiom descent distaff family tree forbear forebear genealogy generation generationally heraldic heraldically heraldry progenitor run in the familyidiom sandwich generation successor You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Inventing, designing and innovation |
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