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progenitors

UK //prəˈdʒen.ɪ.tər//US //proʊˈdʒen.ə.t̬ɚ//

词源

源自拉丁语 'progenitor'(祖先),由 pro-(向前)和 gignere(产生)组成,14世纪进入英语。

noun

❶ 指生物或事物的祖先或起源,常用于描述家族、物种或思想体系的早期成员。

“The dinosaurs are considered the progenitors of modern birds.”

(恐龙被认为是现代鸟类的祖先。)

“These ancient texts are the progenitors of Western philosophy.”

(这些古代文献是西方哲学的源头。)

同义词:ancestors, forebears, predecessors, originators, founders

常见短语

progenitors of — 用于强调某事物或概念的起源或创始者,常见于学术或历史语境。

“Darwin and Wallace are often called the progenitors of evolutionary theory.”

(达尔文和华莱士常被称为进化论的奠基人。)