参考词典中forefather的常规释义:
基本释义
- n. 祖先
参考例句
- This is the place where our forefathers landed.
这是我们祖先登陆的地方。 - These customs came down to us from our forefathers.
这些风俗是从祖辈传下来的。
- This is the place where our forefathers landed.
英英解释
2个名词解释
- the founder of a family
[同] father, forefather, sire
[例]- keep the faith of our forefathers
- person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group
[例]- our forefathers brought forth a great nation
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