| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_your-ancestors |
| 释义 | your ancestorsYour ancestors are the people who lived a long time ago and are related to you in a direct line. It can also be used in a more general way to refer to earlier members of the same family or species. Ancestor can be singular or plural. I discovered that one of my ancestors was a member of King Henry VIII's court. My ancestors are from Nova Scotia. This is an Ice-Age ancestor of the elephant. You can also talk about your forebears (which can also be spelled forbears) or your forefathers. Forebear is formal, and forefather is used in literature. They are almost always used in the plural. My forebears were enslaved and brought to this country. I visited the land of my forefathers. Be carefulTo avoid sexist language, use ancestors or forebears instead of forefathers. Ancestry is used especially when talking about your family origins and history. This word is uncountable. DNA tests tell me that I have Central Asian ancestry. You can also say that someone is of French, German, Irish, etc. extraction. This means that they have French, German, Irish, etc. ancestry. My family is of Italian extraction. Your family tree is a diagram that shows your ancestry, but can also refer to the ancestry itself. Genealogy, which means the study of family history, can be used in the same way. Since many families will be gathering for the holiday, it's a perfect time to create a family tree. I decided to research my genealogy. You can also refer to your blood or your bloodline to talk about your ancestry. She claims that her family has noble blood. The illegitimate royal bloodline can be traced back to Edward III. Descendant is sometimes confused with ancestor, but has a different meaning. Your descendants are the people who are related to you and are born after you, such as your children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. I would like to pass my wealth on to my descendants. Related articlesto be descended from an ancestor |
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