ancestral
/æn'sestrәl/
★☆☆☆☆托福英语词汇
📖 中文释义
- a. 祖先的, 祖传的
- [法] 祖先的, 祖传的
💬 双语例句
If we are to understand why some Americans accepted administering torture so easily, we need not look for some ancestral hatred or fear of Muslims and Arabs. No, the cause is far worse.
In Latin America, the gap between large landowners and small peasants is widening. In South Asia, many populations are currently being driven off their ancestral land to make room for large palm-oil plantations, special economic zones, or re-forestation projects.
Jerusalem will be divided, Palestinian refugees will not return to their ancestral homes, and Jewish settlements in the West Bank will, like their Gaza counterparts, be dismantled or (inconceivably) left to fend for themselves. Of course, extremists will hate it.
当然,极端主义者会恨这一办法。 与此相比,所有的温和派人士都将会接受,尽管并不十分高兴。
🔵 同义词
🔗 常用搭配
📘 English Definition(英文释义)
- s. inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
- a. of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor