- ancestors; forebears
- (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved
Characters
- 祖 (祖): surname Zu
- 先 (先): beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
Resources
- Wiktionary: 祖先
- MDBG: 祖先
- Examples with 祖先 on Tatoeba
Examples
英語和德語有共同的祖先。
被阿拉伯人征服之前, 大多數的波斯人信奉祆教, 但也有猶太教和基督徒。今天誰還敢認為伊朗人是猶太教和基督教的祖先?
孔子說:"像夏禹的為人,我找不到可以指責的漏洞。自己吃著菲薄的飲食,而卻用豐厚祭品祭拜祖先與神明;自己平時穿粗劣的衣裳,而在祭祀時穿戴華服禮帽;自己住小房子,卻盡力開通水道溝渠。像夏禹這樣的人,我實在找不到可以指責的漏洞了。"