forefatherKK [ˋfɔrˏfɑðɚ] /ˈfɔɹˌfɑðɚ/發音名詞1祖先、先人常用複數Our forefathers crossed the ocean in search of farmland.我們的祖先橫越大洋,尋找可耕種的土地。2先賢、開創者、前輩常用複數The forefathers of modern medicine relied on very simple tools.現代醫學的先驅們當年只能靠非常簡單的器具。