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ancestral

UK //ænˈsɛstrəl//US //ænˈsɛstrəl//

词源

源自拉丁语 'antecessor'(先行者),通过古法语 'ancestre'(祖先)演变而来,14世纪进入英语。

adjective

❶ 指与祖先有关的,或从祖先那里继承下来的。常用于描述家族传统、财产或特征等代代相传的事物。

“She returned to her ancestral home after many years abroad.”

(在国外生活多年后,她回到了祖传的老宅。)

“The family still follows their ancestral traditions during festivals.”

(这个家族在节日期间仍遵循着祖先的传统。)

同义词:hereditary, inherited, familial

常见短语

ancestral home — 指家族世代居住的房屋或土地,通常具有历史意义和情感价值。

“The castle has been the family's ancestral home for centuries.”

(这座城堡几个世纪以来一直是这个家族的祖宅。)

ancestral worship — 祭祀祖先的传统习俗,常见于许多亚洲文化中,表达对先人的尊敬和纪念。

“During Qingming Festival, many Chinese practice ancestral worship at gravesites.”

(清明节期间,许多中国人会在墓地祭拜祖先。)