late 14c., from Anglo-French progenitour (mid-14c.), Old French progeniteur (14c.) and directly from Latin progenitor "ancestor, the founder of a family," agent noun from progenitus, past participle of progignere (see progeny). Related: Progenitive; progenital; progenitrix (c. 1600).
雙語例句
1. He was the progenitor of a family of distinguished actors.
他是一個著名演藝世家的先輩。
來自《權威詞典》
2. Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oat.
地中海地區(qū)燕麥,被認為是現代栽種燕麥的祖先.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. He was also a progenitor of seven presidents of Nicaragua.
他也是尼加拉瓜7任總統的祖先。
來自辭典例句
4. The newly - formed variety would probably inherit from its progenitor some characteristic.