祖先
zǔ xiān
Meaning
- ancestors · forebears
- ancestral species · ancient species from which present-day species evolved
Example sentences
英语和德语有共同的祖先。
英語和德語有共同的祖先。
yīng yǔ hé dé yǔ yǒu gòng tóng de zǔ xiān。
English and German share a common ancestor.
原鸡被认为是家鸡的祖先，最早起源于东南亚地区。
原雞被認爲是家雞的祖先，最早起源於東南亞地區。
yuán jī bèi rèn wéi shì jiā jī de zǔ xiān， zuì zǎo qǐ yuán yú dōng nán yà dì qū。
The junglefowl is considered the ancestor of domestic chickens and originated in Southeast Asia.
她编织的篮子的样式，与她生活在沙漠中收获水果和蔬菜的祖先相同。
她編織的籃子的樣式，與她生活在沙漠中收穫水果和蔬菜的祖先相同。
tā biān zhī de lán zi de yàng shì， yǔ tā shēng huó zài shā mò zhōng shōu huò shuǐ guǒ hé shū cài de zǔ xiān xiāng tóng。
The pattern of the baskets she wove was the same as that of her ancestors who lived in the desert and harvested fruits and vegetables.