/fɔ:fɑ:ɝə(r) ||; ˈfɔrˌfɑɒɚ/noun [usually pl] (formal 正式) a person (especially a man) in your family who lived a long time ago 祖先，祖宗﹙尤指男性﹚: Our forefathers brought a belief in equality to this country. 我们的祖先给这个国家带来对平等的信念。[SYN]ancestor 同义词为 ancestor