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Meaning of 先祖

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先 xiān 祖 zǔ
deceased grandfather; ancestry
Example Sentences
1
所有的证据只表明她与她的先祖们葬在了一起
。
All the evidence is that she was buried with her ancestors.
2
这显然
​
​
是能人
(
会制造工具的人类先祖
)
的作品
。
This was clearly the work of Homo Habilis, our tool-making ancestor.
3
人们相信
,
宇宙最初的十亿年间已经存在的大星系是这些椭圆星系的先祖
。
Massive galaxies that existed during the first billion or so years of cosmic history are believed to be the early ancestors of these ellipticals.
4
包括这只粗腿容器在内的随葬品应亡者的需要让先祖举行来世的仪式
。
Grave goods, including this plump-legged vessel, served the needs of the dead, letting ancestors perform afterlife ceremonies.
5
12月
11日
,
我
、
希拉里
、
切尔西飞抵爱尔兰
。
这里是我先祖们的土地
,
也是我为缔造和平付出了诸多努力的地方
。
On December 11, Hillary, Chelsea, and I flew to Ireland, to the land of my ancestors and the scene of so much of the peacemaking I had done.