forebears
英 [fɔːˈbeəz]
美 [ˈfɔrˌbɛrz]
n. 祖先; 祖宗
forebear的复数
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 祖先;前辈
Yourforebearsare your ancestors.- I'll come back to the land of my forebears.
我将回到祖先的土地上。
- I'll come back to the land of my forebears.
双语例句
- Although Napoleon was Corsican, he is considered by most modern Frenchmen to have been French as their own forebears.
尽管拿破仑是科西嘉人,但今天大多数的法国人仍然认为,作为他们的祖先,他是法国人。 - My forebears were not so lucky.
我的先辈就没这么幸运了。 - He had concluded on Robben Island that when in power he should adopt the consensual politics of his forebears 'royal household.
曼德拉在罗本岛监狱时就断定,如果能够掌握权力,他应该采用他的王室祖先实行的共识政治。 - An island once owned by his forebears;
曾被他的前辈占有的岛屿; - My early forebears were simple farmers.
我早期的祖先们是淳朴的农民。 - Many of us conform to the outdated customs laid down by our forebears.
我们许多人都遵循祖先立下的过时习俗。 - The rule of the last great Mongol leader was a complete contrast to the destruction and massacres carried out by his forebears.
蒙古最后一位大首领的治国方针,与其祖先所推行的毁灭和屠杀政策形成了鲜明的对照。 - I'll come back to the land of my forebears.
我将回到祖先的土地上。 - They sweep the graveyard, offer sacrifices, and burn spirit money to pay respects to their forebears.
他们清扫墓地、献上祭品、焚烧纸钱,以表达对先人的敬意。 - All the rigid rule of his forebears, all the domination of an unjust social order, grip him.
父辈的严峻的法规,不公平的社会制度,把他牢牢地控制住了。