lineage
英 ['l?n??d?]
美['l?n??d?]
TEM8GRETOEFL暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復數:?lineages;
助記提示
1. line + -age.
2. 這里取 line 的引申義：家族，家系，血統。
中文詞源
lineage 宗系，血統來自line,線，引申詞義宗系，血統。
英文詞源
- lineage (n.)
- late 17c. alteration (by influence of line (n.)) of Middle English linage (c. 1300), from Old French lignage "descent, extraction, race," from ligne "line," from Latin linea "string, line, thread" (see line (n.)).
雙語例句
- 1. She has never traced back her lineage, but believes her grandparents were from Aberdeenshire.
- 她從沒有查考過自己的家系，不過她認為她祖父母來自阿伯丁郡。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. They can trace their lineage directly back to the 18th century.
- 他們的世系可以直接追溯到18世紀。
來自辭典例句
- 3. The heroes and heroines are of ancient and aristocratic lineage.
- 男女主人都是家世淵源的貴族.
來自辭典例句
- 4. He did not suspect the pretty shepherd - boy came of royal lineage.
- 他沒有料到這個漂亮的牧羊童會是王族出身.
來自辭典例句
- 5. She was of ( an ) aristocratic lineage.
- 她 有 貴族的血統.
來自辭典例句