forefather是什么意思？

forefather

英[ˈfɔ:fɑ:ðə(r)] 美[ˈfɔrfɑðə(r)]

• n. 祖先，祖宗；

复数：forefathers;

例句

• They settled in Leshem and named it Dan after their forefather. 因为但人上去攻取利善,用刀击杀城中的人,得了那城,住在其中,以他们先祖但的名将利善改名为但.
• Your first forefather sinned, And your spokesmen have transgressed against Me. 赛43:27你的始祖犯罪 、 你的师傅违背我.
• Like his forefather, Benny had the ability to foresee the future. 像他的祖先一样, 本尼有能力预知将来.

同义词

• n.
  forefather的同义词之：祖先,祖宗;前辈
  ancestor, progenitor, forebear, predecessor,
• forefather的同义词之：其他释义
  parent, forebear, predecessor, ancestor,

反义词

• n.
  forefather的反义词之：祖先;前辈
  descendant,
• forefather的反义词之：其他释义
  descendant,

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  (尤指男性)祖先，先人
  Your forefathers are your ancestors, especially your male ancestors.
  例句
  They were determined to go back to the land of their forefathers. 他们决意回到祖先的土地上。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  祖先,祖宗
  He went to visit the graves of his forefathers. 他去拜谒他祖先的墓地。 They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left. 它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。 All of us bristled at the lawyer’s speech insulting our forefathers. 听到那个律师在讲演中污蔑我们的祖先,大家都气得怒发冲冠。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. the founder of a family;
  "keep the faith of our forefathers"
  2. person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group;
  "our forefathers brought forth a great nation"