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Meaning of 曾外祖父

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曾 zēng 外 wài 祖 zǔ 父 fù
great-grandfather (mother's grandfather)
Example Sentences
1
他的曾外祖父海依曾任两届国务卿
。
His great-grandfather John Hay had served twice as Secretary of State.
2
我对曾外祖父仅有的另一段记忆
,
是我五岁摔断腿时他来医院看我的情景
。
My only other memory of my great-grandfather is that he came to visit me in the hospital when I broke my leg at age five.
3
米歇尔
·
奥巴马的曾曾曾外祖父是一个居住在南卡罗来纳州的白人
,
而且他可能有一个名叫
Melvinia
的黑奴
。
Michelle Obama had a great-great-great grandfather who was white and may have been the master of a black slave known as Melvinia, living in South Carolina.
4
我还记得曾参观过那个小小的空间
,
听到曾外祖父说
:
“
没错儿
,
有时候蛇也会爬进去来
,
不过只要点上油灯
,
蛇就不会咬你了
。
”
I still remember peering into that little space and hearing my great-grandfather say, Yes, sometimes snakes go down there too, but they won't bite you if the lanterns lit.