音标:[prәu'dʒenitә] ;
n. 祖先, 先辈, 原本
[医] 祖先, 祖代
n. an ancestor in the direct line
词型变化:名词复数形式 : progenitors
考试类型:[托福/GRE]
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progenitor的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. It is said that our progenitors are monkeys.据说我们的祖先是猴子。
  2. He was the progenitor of a distinguished family.他是一家名门望族的始祖。
  3. Marx is the progenitor of Communism.马克思是共产主义的创始人。
  4. Schoenberg was a progenitor of modern music.勋伯格是一位现代音乐的先驱。

词汇搭配

  • progenitor cell先祖细胞
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