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Latin is the ancestor of Italian and French.拉丁语是意大利语和法语的始祖。The Romantic composers saw Beethoven as a spiritual ancestor.浪漫派的作曲家将贝多芬视为精神祖先。Her Chinese friends referred to the Empress as their venerable ancestor.她的中国朋友们把这位女皇称作令人敬仰的祖先。They have a common ancestor.他们有着共同的祖先。The two species share a common ancestor.这两个物种有一个共同的祖先。The immediate ancestor of rock 'n' roll is rhythm-and-blues.摇滚乐直接源自节奏布鲁斯。A lot of the people there are descended from a common ancestor.那里的很多人都是同一祖先的后代。This wooden instrument is the ancestor of the modern metal flute.这种木质乐器是现代金属长笛的雏形。The direct ancestor of the modern cat was the Kaffir cat of ancient Egypt.现代猫的直系原种是古埃及的卡菲尔猫。Babbage's invention was the ancestor of the modern computer.巴比奇的发明是现代计算机的原型。The plants descend from a common ancestor.这些植物源于一个共同的祖先。The builder of the house was a direct ancestor of the present owner.建造这幢房子的人就是它现在主人的一位直系祖先。Professor Sykes has asserted that the skeleton, which was said to be man's first ancestor, is in fact a fake.赛克斯教授断言，这具据称是人类最早祖先的骸骨实际上是假的。The wild ancestor of the pea can still be found in some highland areas of Africa.在非洲的某些高原地带还能找到豌豆的野生原种。She's my direct ancestor.她是我的直系先辈。Humans and other apes followed separate lines of descent from a common ancestor.人类和其他猿类从一个共同的祖先进化而来，但属于不同的世系。Monkeys and apes are so similar that it is reasonable to say they have a common ancestor.猴和猿非常相像，我们有理由说它们有共同的祖先。The abacus is the ancestor of the modern computer.算盘是现代电脑的原型。 |