forefathers是什么意思？

forefathers

英[ˈfɔːˌfɑːðəz] 美[ˈfɔrˌfɑðərz]

• n. 祖先，祖宗（ forefather的名词复数 ）；

例句

• 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。
• 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。
• From ancient times our forefathers have laboured, lived and multiplied on this land. 自古以来,我们的祖先就劳动 、 生息、繁衍在这块土地上.
• He went to visit the graves of his forefathers. 他去拜谒他祖先的墓地.
• It is the humour of many heads to extol the days of their forefathers. 许多人天生喜欢吹捧祖先的时代.
• They were determined to go back to the land of their forefathers. 他们决意回到祖先的土地上。

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。