forebears
n.
祖先，祖宗( forebear的名词复数 );
例句:
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Many of us conform to the outdated customs laid down by our forebears.
我们许多人都遵循祖先立下的过时习俗.
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I'll come back to the land of my forebears.
我将回到祖先的土地上。
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He rejected the religion of his forebears, leaving his own parents heartbroken.
他放弃了祖宗的宗教, 使他的双亲非常伤心.
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Yet like his forebears Levy could also be socially aware.
来自BBC
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This is our legacy from our brave Homo Erectus forebears.
来自SA
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There are some important cinematic forebears whose influence is apparent.
来自NEWYORKER