forebear
['fɔ:bεə]
n. 祖先；祖宗
同义词
参考例子
1.Moderation: Avoid extremes. Forebear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
适度：避免极端，不对他人怀有抱负心理。
2.A person from whom one is descended, especially if more remote than a grandparent; a forebear.
繁衍后代的人，特别是远于祖父辈；前辈。
3.This study refers to the hand-make design art pieces from the forebear's wisdom and fable and convert the art design into fashion but obtains the meaning of the fable.
而此研究设计里系利用前人的智慧与寓言里所诞生出的种种手工艺之原件将文化艺术流行化，但也不失其寓意。
英文解释
n.
1.a person from whom you are descended
网络释义
forebear
祖先; 克制; 祖宗，祖先。; 祖先,祖宗;
immediate forebear
直系祖先; 直系祖先 --;
ancestor forebear forefather
祖宗;
ancestor ancestry forebear forefather grandsire primogenitor progenitor stirps
祖先;