forebear 英 [ˈfɔ:ˌbeə, ˈfəʊr-]   美 [ˈfɔrˌbɛr, ˈfor-]

forebear

forebear  英 [ˈfɔ:ˌbeə, ˈfəʊr-] 美 [ˈfɔrˌbɛr, ˈfor-]

n. 祖先;祖宗 

名词复数:forebears 

He knows himself to be perfectly secure, but, still, he "cannot forebear trembling. 他知道自己很安全,但是,他还是“不可抑制地发抖”。
Portal 2 may not quite pack the same lightning-in-a-bottle sense of revelation as its forebear, but it succeeds admirably at following in its storytelling footsteps. 传送门2可能不完全像上一部作品那样充满“瓶中闪电”似的、令人耳目一新创意,但是在剧情方面异曲同工,取得了值得称道的成就。

  • Your father, grandmother, and great grandfather are all your forebears. A forebear is an ancestor, or someone you are descended from.
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  • n. 祖先;祖宗
  • 1. He knows himself to be perfectly secure, but, still, he "cannot forebear trembling.

    他知道自己很安全,但是,他还是“不可抑制地发抖”。

  • 2. Portal 2 may not quite pack the same lightning-in-a-bottle sense of revelation as its forebear, but it succeeds admirably at following in its storytelling footsteps.

    传送门2可能不完全像上一部作品那样充满“瓶中闪电”似的、令人耳目一新创意,但是在剧情方面异曲同工,取得了值得称道的成就。

  • forebear (n.) "ancestor," late 15c., from fore "before" + be-er "one who exists;" agent noun from be. Originally Scottish. Related: Forebears.
fore·bear ( also for·bear ) / ˈfɔːbeə(r) ; NAmE ˈfɔːrber / noun [usually plural ] ( formal or literary) a person in your family who lived a long time ago 祖先;祖宗 SYN ancestor forebear forebears fore·bear / ˈfɔːbeə(r) ; NAmE ˈfɔːrber /
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