/ˈænsestə(r) ||; ˈænsɛstɚ/noun [C] a person in your family who lived a long time before you 祖先:
My ancestors settled in this country a hundred years ago. 我的祖辈一百年前到这个国家定居。 ☞Look at descendant. 参看 descendant。 [SYN] forebear 同义词为 forebear➔ancestral /ænˈsestrəl ||; ænˈsɛstrəl/ adj her ancestral home(= that had belonged to her ancestors) 她的祖居