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ancestry

C1 noun

ancestry /ˈæn.sɛs.tɹi/ nghĩa là tổ tiên

Các nghĩa

  1. tổ tiên

    The state of being ancestors.

    countable · uncountable

    He is of noble ancestry.

    He is of Japanese ancestry.

    He said that he had Eskimo ancestry.

  2. dòng dõi quý tộc

    Birth to a noble or high-ranking family, or to someone of honorable descent.

    countable · uncountable

    Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible.

    Tali: My people place a high value on family and ancestry. There's an unspoken expectation that I'll live up to my father's example.

  3. tổ tiên, dòng họ

    A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended.

    countable · uncountable

    I can trace my ancestry back to the 18th century.

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