ancestral

æn'sestrәl

托福 Collins 1

s. inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
a. of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor

a. 祖先的, 祖传的
[法] 祖先的, 祖传的

Collins 星级

11,879

BNC 频率

8,966

使用频率

ancestral 由词根 ancest（祖先）和后缀 -al（形容词后缀）组成，表示与祖先相关的。

例句

1. My ancestral home is located in a small village.

我的祖居位于一个小村庄。

2. She is proud of her ancestral heritage and traditions.

她为自己的祖先遗产和传统感到自豪。

3. They discovered ancestral paintings in the ancient cave.

他们在古老的洞穴中发现了祖先的画作。