progenitor

[prəu'dʒenitə]

n.祖先, 先驱

例句与用法：

In the Old Testament, King David's father and the progenitor of the line of Jesus.

耶西《圣经·旧约》中以色列国王大卫之父，耶稣基督家谱上最早的一代祖先

It is said that our progenitors are monkeys.

据说我们的祖先是猴子。

Marx is the progenitor of Communism.

马克思是共产主义的创始人。

详细释义：

n.[C][(+of)]

1. (人、动植物的)祖先

2. 前辈, 先驱, 始祖

Schoenberg was a progenitor of modern music.

勋伯格是一位现代音乐的先驱。

3. (文件的)原本, 正本