progenitor

noun

1. an ancestor in the direct line

Synonym: primogenitor

1. 祖先
A progenitor of someone is a direct ancestor of theirs.

e.g. He was also a progenitor of seven presidents of Nicaragua.
他也是尼加拉瓜7任总统的祖先。

2. 创始人；鼻祖
The progenitor of an idea or invention is the person who first thought of it.

progenitor

e.g. ...Clive Sinclair, progenitor of the C5 electric car.
C5电动汽车的先驱克莱夫·辛克莱

1. 起源,祖先,前辈：profuse 浪费的 | progenitor 起源,祖先,前辈 | progeny 子孙,后代

2. 前身星; 前身天体：principle of mediocrity 折衷原则 | progenitor 前身星; 前身天体 | progenitor star 前身星

3. 祖先：progenitive 繁殖的 | progenitor 祖先 | progeniture 子孙

4. 前辈,祖先：indigenous 土著,土产,天生的 | progenitor 前辈,祖先 | progeny 成果,产品,子孙