名詞 progenitor:

1. an ancestor in the direct line
   同義詞：primogenitor

1. In the Old Testament, King David's father and the progenitor of the line of Jesus.
   耶西《圣經(jīng)·舊約》中以色列國(guó)王大衛(wèi)之父，耶穌基督家譜上最早的一代祖先
2. It is said that our progenitors are monkeys.
   據(jù)說(shuō)我們的祖先是猴子。
3. Marx is the progenitor of Communism.
   馬克思是共產(chǎn)主義的創(chuàng)始人。

pro.gen.i.tor

n.（名詞）
A direct ancestor.See Synonyms at ancestor
祖先：直系的祖輩參見 ancestor
An originator of a line of descent; a precursor.
前輩：家族血脈的開始者；先驅(qū)
An originator; a founder:
始祖：創(chuàng)始人；創(chuàng)建人：
例句：
progenitors of the new music.
新音樂(lè)的創(chuàng)始人

來(lái)源：
Middle English progenitour
中古英語(yǔ) progenitour
from Old French progeniteur
源自 古法語(yǔ) progeniteur
from Latin prôgenitor
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) prôgenitor
from prôgenitus [past participle of] prôgignere [to beget]
源自 prôgenitus [] prôgignere的過(guò)去分詞 [生育]
prô- [forward] * see pro-
prô- [向前] *參見 pro-
gignere gen- [to beget] * see gen…-
gignere gen- [生育] *參見 gen…-