1 an official record of the parents, grandfather, grandmother, etc from which an animal has been bred （动物的）系谱，血统书 ☞Look at mongrel. 参看mongrel。
2 a person's family history, especially when this is impressive （尤指显赫的）血统，出身，背景
pedigree²
/ˈpedɪgri: ||; ˈpɛdəˌgri/adj (only before a noun 只用于名词前) (used about an animal) of high quality because the parents, grandfather, grandmother, etc are all of the same breed and specially chosen （指动物）纯种的