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progenitor

英 [prəʊˈdʒenɪtə(r)]

美 [proʊˈdʒenɪtər]

n.  (人或动、植物等的)祖先,祖代; 创始人; 先驱

复数:progenitors 

TOEFLGRE医学

BNC.22221 / COCA.19980

同义词辨析

ancestorforefatherprogenitor【导航词义:祖先】

ancestorn. 祖先,祖宗
〔辨析〕
用在谱系或历史书中,强调带有父系或母系嫡系血缘关系,是比祖父母更早的家族成员,无性别之分,女性祖先则常用 ancestress。
〔例证〕
His ancestors came from France.
他的先祖来自法国。
My ancestors have lived on this farm for many generations.
我的祖先已在这个农场生活了好几代。
forefathern. (尤指男性的)祖先,祖宗
〔辨析〕
主要用于正式文体或文学作品,较少用于日常生活或历史书中。
〔例证〕
Our forefathers were the first to invent gunpowder.
我们的祖先最先发明了火药。
progenitorn. 〈正式〉(人或动物的)祖先;先驱
〔辨析〕
不强调血缘关系,也不带家族或种族色彩,只强调遗传性;还可引申指某种观念等的创始者。
〔例证〕
You must do much better than your progenitors.
你一定要比你祖先做得更好。
He is a progenitor of cubism.
他是立体派的创始人。

牛津词典

    noun

    • (人或动、植物等的)祖先,祖代
      a person or thing from the past that a person, animal or plant that is alive now is related to
      1. He was the progenitor of a family of distinguished actors.
        他是一个著名演艺世家的先辈。
    • 创始人;先驱
      a person who starts an idea or a development
      1. the progenitors of modern art
        现代艺术的先驱

    柯林斯词典

    • N-COUNT 祖先
      Aprogenitorof someone is a direct ancestor of theirs.
      1. He was also a progenitor of seven presidents of Nicaragua.
        他也是尼加拉瓜7任总统的祖先。
    • N-COUNT 创始人;鼻祖
      Theprogenitorof an idea or invention is the person who first thought of it.
      1. ...Clive Sinclair, progenitor of the C5 electric car.
        C5电动汽车的先驱克莱夫·辛克莱

    英英释义

    noun

    双语例句

    • Sal B; Endothelial progenitor cell; Cell factor; Antioxidant enzymes.
      丹酚酸B;内皮祖细胞;细胞因子;抗氧化酶。
    • The Effect of HGF Gene on the Proliferation of Endothelial Progenitor Cells
      HGF基因对血管内皮祖细胞增殖的影响
    • Objective To investigate induction of endothelial progenitor cell ( EPC) from peripheral blood.
      目的探索外周血内皮祖细胞的诱导培养方法。
    • Isolation, Culture and Identification of Rat Bone Marrow-Derived Endothelial Progenitor Cells
      鼠骨髓源性内皮祖细胞的分离培养与鉴定
    • Reprogramming in Origin and Development of Leukemia Stem/ Progenitor Cells& Editorial
      重新编程与白血病干/祖细胞的起源与演化
    • Effects of homocysteine on proliferation, adhesion and apoptosis of endothelial progenitor cells
      同型半胱氨酸对内皮祖细胞增殖黏附和凋亡的影响
    • Three Hox genes could be involved in the increased proliferation of the progenitor cells.
      在祖细胞增殖能力增强过程中涉及三个Hox基因。
    • I asked for nonparenchymal progenitor cells!
      我要的是软组织源细胞!
    • Advance on the relation of circulating endothelial cells endothelial progenitor cells and cancer
      循环内皮细胞、内皮祖细胞与肿瘤关系的研究进展
    • He was also a progenitor of seven presidents of Nicaragua.
      他也是尼加拉瓜7任总统的祖先。