ancestry
gb/ˈænsɛstɹi/ us/ˈænsɛstɹi/
B2
Inggeris
származás, genetikai származás, leszármazás, előzmény, eredet
KATA NAMA
B2
1
származás
B1
Corak penggunaan:
[someone]'s ancestry; of [national/ethnic] ancestry
She is American, but her ancestry is partly Korean and partly Mexican.
Amerikai, de a származása részben koreai, részben mexikói.
The museum helped local families research their ancestry through old church records.
A múzeum régi egyházi anyakönyvek segítségével segített a helyi családoknak a származásuk kutatásában.
He grew up knowing very little about his father's ancestry.
Contoh untuk pelajar
My grandmother told me about our family's ancestry.
A nagymamám mesélt a családunk származásáról.
She has Irish ancestry.
Ír származású.
Kesilapan biasa:
Do not use ancestry for living family members in general; it usually refers to ancestors and origins.
Maksud
family or ethnic origins
Kolokasi
African ancestry
|Irish ancestry
|Asian ancestry
|mixed ancestry
|family ancestry
|maternal ancestry
|paternal ancestry
|trace your ancestry
|ancestry records
|ancestry research
Sinonim
lineage (emphasizes the line of descent through generations)
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descent (often used with nationality or ethnicity, as in 'of Italian descent')
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heritage (emphasizes cultural traditions as well as family origins)
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roots (more informal and personal)
Antonim
descendants (people who come after someone in a family line, not before)
Tema
family
|identity
|history
|culture
Definisi
Your ancestry is the family, ethnic, or national background of the people you come from.
The line of people from whom a person, family, or group is descended, especially considered as family history, nationality, or ethnicity.
KATA NAMA
C1
2
Corak penggunaan:
genetic ancestry; [someone]'s ancestry results
The study compared health outcomes while taking genetic ancestry into account.
A tanulmány az egészségi kimeneteleket a genetikai származás figyelembevételével hasonlította össze.
Her ancestry results showed connections to several regions of West Africa.
A genetikai származási eredményei Nyugat-Afrika több régiójához mutattak kapcsolatot.
Doctors sometimes consider genetic ancestry when studying risk factors, but it does not determine a person's identity.
Contoh untuk pelajar
A DNA test can give information about your ancestry.
Egy DNS-teszt információt adhat a genetikai származásodról.
His ancestry results surprised him.
Meglepődött a genetikai származási eredményein.
Kesilapan biasa:
Genetic ancestry is not the same as nationality, citizenship, or personal cultural identity.
Maksud
inherited genetic background
Kolokasi
genetic ancestry
|DNA ancestry
|ancestry test
|ancestry results
|ancestry estimate
|ancestry report
|ancestry markers
|ancestry information
|population ancestry
Sinonim
genomic ancestry (more technical; refers specifically to ancestry inferred from the genome)
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genetic background (broader; may include inherited traits, not only population origins)
Tema
genetics
|health
|identity
|science
Definisi
Genetic ancestry is what a person's DNA suggests about where their ancestors came from.
The inherited genetic background that connects a person or organism to particular ancestral populations or geographic origins.
KATA NAMA
C1
TECHNICAL
3
leszármazás
C1
Corak penggunaan:
the ancestry of [a species]; [species] ancestry
Evidence from fossils and DNA helps scientists study human ancestry.
Az ősmaradványokból és a DNS-ből származó bizonyítékok segítik a tudósokat az ember evolúciós leszármazásának kutatásában.
Modern whales have an ancestry that includes land-dwelling mammals.
A modern bálnák leszármazási vonalában szárazföldi emlősök is szerepelnek.
Many animals show signs of shared ancestry in their body structures.
Contoh untuk pelajar
Scientists study the ancestry of humans.
A tudósok az ember származását tanulmányozzák.
DNA can show shared ancestry between species.
A DNS kimutathatja a fajok közös leszármazását.
Kesilapan biasa:
Common ancestry does not mean that one modern species came from another modern species; it means they share earlier ancestors.
Maksud
evolutionary line of descent
Kolokasi
human ancestry
|evolutionary ancestry
|shared ancestry
|common ancestry
|primate ancestry
|ancient ancestry
|ancestry of mammals
Sinonim
evolutionary lineage (more technical and precise for biology)
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descent (emphasizes development from earlier forms)
Tema
biology
|evolution
|science
|nature
Definisi
In biology, ancestry is the chain of earlier life forms from which a species developed.
The line of earlier organisms or species from which a species, group, or organism evolved.
KATA NAMA
C1
FORMAL
4
Corak penggunaan:
the ancestry of [something]
The ancestry of the modern smartphone includes cameras, music players, and handheld computers.
A modern okostelefon előzményei közé tartoznak a fényképezőgépek, a zenelejátszók és a kézi számítógépek.
Linguists study the ancestry of words by comparing older forms in related languages.
A nyelvészek a szavak eredetét rokon nyelvek régebbi alakjainak összehasonlításával vizsgálják.
The political movement has an intellectual ancestry that reaches back to the nineteenth century.
Contoh untuk pelajar
The word has a long ancestry.
A szónak régre nyúló eredete van.
The computer's ancestry includes earlier calculating machines.
A számítógép előzményei közé korábbi számológépek is tartoznak.
Kesilapan biasa:
This use is fairly formal; in everyday speech, 'origin' or 'history' is often more natural.
Maksud
earlier origins of something
Kolokasi
technological ancestry
|linguistic ancestry
|cultural ancestry
|intellectual ancestry
|ancestry of a word
|ancestry of an idea
Sinonim
origins (more common and general)
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history (broader; includes later development too)
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pedigree (can suggest a respected or traceable background)
Tema
history
|technology
|language
|culture
Definisi
The ancestry of something can mean the earlier things it developed from.
The earlier forms, sources, or predecessors from which something nonliving, such as an idea, language, product, or institution, developed.
Tatabahasa
Bentuk kamus
ancestry
IPA
GB/ˈænsɛstɹi/
US/ˈænsɛstɹi/
Suku kata dan tekanan
an - ces - try (3 suku kata)
Stress on 1st syllable (an)
Bentuk kata
Noun
- Base: ancestry
- Plural: ancestries, ancestry
Ungkapan
ancestry test
1/ˈænsɛstɹi tˈɛst/
fixed phrase
DNA origins test
An ancestry test is a DNA test that tries to show where your ancestors came from.
Contoh
- He took an ancestry test after finding old family letters in the attic.
- The ancestry test suggested that her family had roots in several regions.
- Ancestry tests can be interesting, but the results may change as databases grow.
Contoh untuk pelajar
- She took an ancestry test.
- The ancestry test showed my family origins.
common ancestry
1/kˈɑmən ˈænsɛstɹi/
fixed phrase
shared line of descent
Common ancestry means that two or more people, groups, or species come from the same earlier ancestor.
Contoh
- DNA evidence supports the common ancestry of humans and other primates.
- The two families discovered common ancestry through old marriage records.
- Similar bone structures can be evidence of common ancestry among species.
Contoh untuk pelajar
- The cousins share common ancestry.
- Scientists found evidence of common ancestry.
mixed ancestry
1/mˈɪkst ˈænsɛstɹi/
fixed phrase
multiple ethnic origins
A person of mixed ancestry has ancestors from different ethnic or national groups.
Contoh
- She grew up in a family of mixed ancestry and spoke three languages at home.
- The report included a section on the experiences of people of mixed ancestry.
- He described himself as being of mixed European and Caribbean ancestry.
Contoh untuk pelajar
- He is of mixed ancestry.
- Many families have mixed ancestry.
of [nationality/ethnicity] ancestry
1/əv nˈeɪʃənəlɪtˌaɪθnˈɪsɪti ˈænsɛstɹi/
fixed phrase
having particular origins
Use this phrase to say what national or ethnic background someone's ancestors had.
Contoh
- Many residents of the city are of Italian ancestry.
- She is of Vietnamese ancestry but was born and raised in Canada.
- The survey asked whether participants were of Indigenous ancestry.
Contoh untuk pelajar
- He is of Greek ancestry.
- My friend is of Chinese ancestry.
trace one's ancestry
1/tɹˈeɪs wˈʌnz ˈænsɛstɹi/
fixed phrase
research family origins
To trace your ancestry is to find out who your ancestors were and where they came from.
Contoh
- She traced her ancestry back to a small village in Scotland.
- The family used census records to trace their ancestry over six generations.
- Many people now trace their ancestry using both documents and DNA tests.
Contoh untuk pelajar
- I want to trace my ancestry.
- They traced their ancestry to Poland.