progenitor

美 [proʊ'dʒenɪtər]

英 [prəʊ'dʒenɪtə(r)]

复数：progenitors

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ancestor,forerunner,forebear,antecedent,predecessor

progenitor

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1.	（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

He was the progenitor of a family of distinguished actors.

他是一个著名演艺世家的先辈。

2.	创始人；先驱a person who starts an idea or a development

the progenitors of modern art

现代艺术的先驱