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).
实用例句
1. He was the progenitor of a family of distinguished actors.
他是一个著名演艺世家的先辈。
来自《权威词典》
2. Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oat.
地中海地区燕麦,被认为是现代栽种燕麦的祖先.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. He was also a progenitor of seven presidents of Nicaragua.
他也是尼加拉瓜7任总统的祖先。
来自辞典例句
4. The newly - formed variety would probably inherit from its progenitor some characteristic.
