• n. 祖先；原著；起源

來自pro-,向前，朝向，-gen,生育，詞源同gene,generate.-or,表施動。引申詞義祖先。

progenitor (n.)

late 14c., from Anglo-French progenitour (mid-14c.), Old French progeniteur (14c.) and directly from Latin progenitor "ancestor, the founder of a family," agent noun from progenitus, past participle of progignere (see progeny). Related: Progenitive; progenital; progenitrix (c. 1600).

1. He was the progenitor of a family of distinguished actors.

他是一個著名演藝世家的先輩。

來自《權威詞典》

2. Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oat.

地中海地區燕麥,被認為是現代栽種燕麥的祖先.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. He was also a progenitor of seven presidents of Nicaragua.

他也是尼加拉瓜7任總統的祖先。

來自辭典例句

4. The newly - formed variety would probably inherit from its progenitor some characteristic.

新形成的變種或許會從它的祖先遺傳來某些特性的差異.

來自辭典例句

5. Schoenberg was a progenitor of modern music.

勛伯格是一位現代音樂的先驅.

來自辭典例句