常见度:
ancestor
[英] [ˈænsistə] [美] [ˈænˌsɛstɚ]
n.祖先,祖宗;被继承人;原型; (动物的)原种,先祖
n.
- 祖先,祖宗
She has worshipped her ancestor.
她已拜过她的祖先。
The custom of worshipping ancestors is prevalent among these people.
崇拜祖先的风俗在这些人中是普遍的。
- 原型,先驱
This machine is the ancestor of the modern computer.
这台机器是现代电脑的始祖。
- (动物的)原种
下面是 ruby 元编程里的一句
MySubclass.ancestors # => MySubclass, MyClass, Object, Kernel, BasicObject
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