lineage
noun[CorU]
formaluk/ˈlɪn.i.ɪdʒ/us/ˈlɪn.i.ɪdʒ/themembersof a person'sfamilywho aredirectlyrelatedto thatpersonand wholivedalongtimebefore him or her:
血统;世系She's veryproudof herancientroyallineage.她为自己拥有古老的皇室血统倍感自豪。
Family: ancestors & descendants
- ancestor
- ancestral
- ancestry
- be in the/someone'sbloodidiom
- blood
- blood is thicker than wateridiom
- descent
- distaff
- family tree
- forbear
- forebear
- genealogist
- genealogy
- generation
- heraldic
- heraldry
- lineal
- run in the familyidiom
- sandwich generation
- successor