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forefather

n.祖先,祖宗

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fore-=before 变化型 for-

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forefather


/'fɔ:fɑ:ðə(r); `fɔr,fɑðɚ/
n [C usu pl 通常作复数] person from whom one is descended; ancestor, esp a male 祖宗, 祖先(尤指男性)
*the religion of his forefathers 他祖先的宗教信仰.

forefather


n [C usually plural]
the people, especially men, who were part of your family a long time ago in the past
= ancestor
sb's forefathers
 What would our forefathers have thought?
someone in the past who did something important that influences your life today
 Two hundred years ago our forefathers established this nation.
1. It was two hundred years to the day since Kunta-Kinte, my forefather, had come to this city.
    从我的祖先孔塔-肯泰来到这座城市算起,已经过了200年。

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