forefather
noun[C]
literaryuk/ˈfɔːˌfɑː.ðər/us/ˈfɔːrˌfɑː.ðɚ/someone'srelativewholivedalongtimeago:
祖辈，祖亲Our forefathersfoughtforequaljusticeunder thelaw.我们的先辈曾为实现法律面前人人平等而抗争。
Thehousewasbuiltby his forefather William a hundredyearsbefore.这所房子是他的祖先威廉爷爷在一百年前建的。
your ancestors
- ancestorI discovered that one of my ancestors was a member of King Henry VIII's court.
- forebearMy forebears were enslaved and brought to this country.
- forefatherI visited the land of my forefathers.
- ancestryDNA tests tell me that I have Central Asian ancestry.
- extractionMy family is of Italian extraction.
- family treeSince many families will be gathering for the holiday, it's a perfect time to create a family tree.
- Part of me iscurioustoexplorewhat my forefathersbelievedin.
- ThevaluesofourVictorianforefathers haveservedus well.
- ThedescendantsofGeneralTso have neverheardoftheirforefather'sinfamouschickendish.
Family: ancestors & descendants
- ancestor
- ancestral
- ancestry
- be in the/someone'sbloodidiom
- blood
- blood is thicker than wateridiom
- descent
- distaff
- family tree
- forbear
- forebear
- genealogy
- generation
- heraldic
- heraldry
- lineage
- lineal
- run in the familyidiom
- sandwich generation
- successor